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column inch

noun

, Printing.
  1. type one column wide and 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) deep.


column inch

noun

  1. a unit of measurement for advertising space, one inch deep and one column wide
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of column inch1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

And a few days after that, the New York Times has a three-column-inch item headed by the phrase HAROLD CONRAD, BOXING PROMOTER.

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