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Colum

[ kol-uhm ]

noun

  1. Pa·draic [paw, -drik], 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  2. Saint Saint ColumbaSaint ColumcilleApostle of Caledonia, 521–97, Irish missionary, founder of Iona.


Colum

/ ˈkɒləm /

noun

  1. ColumPadraic18811972MIrishWRITING: poet Padraic (ˈpɑːdrɪk). 1881–1972, Irish lyric poet, resident in the US (1914–72)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Colum McCann won the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction for his novel Let the Great World Spin.

Colum Cille is the only saint whom the homilist will allow to approach his hero.

All the saints except Colum Cille were envious because of this.

For the folk of Colum Cille came from , after a long time, to this city.

Colum brooded through the dark; but before dawn he fell asleep upon the fern that strewed his cell.

Then the smile went out of Colum's grey eyes, and he turned and looked about him.

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