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Co•lum•ba
Pronunciation: (ku-lum'bu), [key]—
n.,
—gen. -baePronunciation: (-bē) [key] for 2.
1. Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.
2. Also called Colum'ba No'ae Pronunciation: (nō'ē). [key] Astron.the Dove, or Noah's Dove, a southern constellation between Caelum and Canis Major.
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