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column in Malay

lajur

UK/ˈkɒləm/

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Ireland/ˈkɑləm/

column in Malay: lajur, kolum. In English, column means a solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

Malay words for column

vertical line of entries in a table
lajur
newspaper column
kolum

English meaning of column

  1. noun A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
  2. noun A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
  3. noun A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.
  4. noun A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.

Full definition of column

column in a sentence

  • It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns.
  • Each column inch costs $300 a week; this ad is four columns by three inches, so will run $3600 a week.
  • His initial foray into print media was as the author of a weekly column in his elementary-school newspaper.

Synonyms of column

column in other languages

Questions about column in Malay

What is the meaning of column in Malay?
Column in Malay is lajur, kolum.
Apakah maksud column dalam bahasa Melayu?
Column: lajur, kolum.
What does column mean in English?
Column means a solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

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