colonel
Syllabification: (colo·nel)
Pronunciation: /ˈkərnl/
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Definition of colonel
noun
- informalshort for lieutenant colonel.
Derivatives
Origin:
mid 16th century: from obsolete French coronel (earlier form of colonel), from Italian colonnello 'column of soldiers', from colonna 'column', from Latin columna. The form coronel, source of the modern pronunciation, was usual until the mid 17th century