The meaning of COLUMN is a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page. How to use column in a sentence.

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COLUMN meaning: 1. one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided…. Learn more.

The term column applies especially to a large round support (the shaft of the column) with a capital and a base or pedestal, [1] which is made of stone, or appearing to be so.

1. (Architecture) an upright post or pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital 2. a. a form or structure in the shape of a column: a column of air.

On a printed page such as a page of a dictionary, newspaper, or printed chart, a column is one of two or more vertical sections which are read downwards.

Mar 19, 2026 · A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.