noun
plural -umns
[count] a long post made of steel, stone, etc., that is used as a support in a building
a group of printed or written items (such as numbers or words) shown one under the other down a page
any one of two or more sections of print that appear next to each other on a page and are separated by a blank space or a line
an article in a newspaper or magazine that appears regularly and that is written by a particular writer or deals with a particular subject
something that is tall and thin in shape - often + of
a long row of people or things - often + of
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