colo‧nel /ˈkɜːnl $ ˈkɜːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: coronal 'colonel' (16-17 centuries), from French coronnel, from Old Italian colonnello 'column of soldiers, colonel', from colonna 'column', from Latin columna; ⇒ column]
a high rank in the army, Marines, or the US air force, or someone who has this rank
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