personal column en · NOUN
Meanings
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Part of a newspaper or magazine in which people can have personal messages published.
She saw in the occasion an opportunity and on the morning of the sixth a message appeared in the personal column of The Daily Telegraph—their usual channel of communication—making an assignation.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:I read the paper in bed / And in the personal columns / There was this letter I read
1979, Rupert Holmes, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”, in Partners in Crime:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| personal columns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
agony column · personal advertisement · problem page · lonely-hearts · advice column