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col⋅on⋅nette

[kol-uh-net]
–noun
a small or thin column or shaft.
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col·on·nette   (kŏl'ə-nět')   
n.  A small, relatively thin column, often used for decoration or to support an arcade.

[French, diminutive of colonne, column, from Old French columpne, from Latin columna; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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