coll-

¹

1. variant of collo- before a vowel.

coll.

²

abbreviation for

1. collateral.
2. collect.
3. collection.
4. collective.
5. collector.
6. college.
7. collegiate.
8. colloquial.
9. (in prescriptions) an eyewash.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coll-¹

Latin collȳrium

Example Sentences

The team, which also consists of wildlife monitor Maggie Coll, base leader Lou Hoskin, museum manager Aoife McKenna and shop manager Dale Ellis, will soon leave the UK and travel to Argentina, where they will spend a few days before taking a boat through the rough waters of the Drake passage.

From BBC

From the start, City pressed Barcelona and put pressure on the defence and goalkeeper Cata Coll.

From BBC

Jorge Coll, the lead of London art gallery Colnaghi which handled the sale, told El País newspaper that the painting would remain on loan to public collections, rather than ending up in the owner's home.

From BBC

In a nearby studio, his wife, screenwriter Lucía López Coll, works on a computer.

From Seattle Times

Scotland international Erin Cuthbert scored the winner, firing past goalkeeper Catalina Coll in the first half to finish off a clever team move after Sjoeke Nusken had teed her up inside the box.

From BBC

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