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- proper noun A male
given name , Irish Gaelic form of the saint's nameColumba , Late Latin "dove",Calum in Scots Gaelic.
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Examples
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One of the things I noticed in speaking with John, Sebastian and Colm is that all three understand writing as being fundamentally a matter of craft.
A night to cherish ... Frank Wilson 2006
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'Colm's abuser, Father Seán Fortune, was regularly invited to his home for tea and was respected as the moral cornerstone of the community.
Clerical Whispers 2008
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(Can I have the last 5 minutes of my life back?) 3) Ehud Olmert-With his unexpected rise to power in 2006, Ehud Olmert becomes the highest ranking world leader to sport the combover, forever to be known as the Colm-over.
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(Can I have the last 5 minutes of my life back?) 3) Ehud Olmert-With his unexpected rise to power in 2006, Ehud Olmert becomes the highest ranking world leader to sport the combover, forever to be known as the Colm-over.
What War Zone??? 2008
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Colm Tóibín's novel Brooklyn wrapped this small Wexford town so tightly in the bittersweet recollections of his heroine Eilis – leaving Ireland for America, then returning, then leaving again – that the reality of shops, pubs, roads, river is perhaps doomed to fall short of the 1950s romance.
A life in books: Colm Tóibín Susanna Rustin 2010
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Aer Lingus chairman Colm Barrington said the airline was struggling "against the backdrop of a severe deterioration in operating conditions," but was "resolute in its objective of reducing operating costs and retaining a strong capital structure."
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Ridden by Colm O'Donoghue, the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt – last seen finishing fifth in the St Leger at Doncaster – led home a one-two-three for European runners in the Grade One event over a mile and a half.
Talking Horses Greg Wood 2010
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Colm Reilly is head of the government practice at PA Consulting Group
Now RDAs are gone what is to be done with the physical assets? 2011
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This is where Colm Tóibín comes from, where his mother and aunts lived until they died, where his two sisters and brother have stayed.
A life in books: Colm Tóibín Susanna Rustin 2010
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In Market Square, the author's name is festooned across the town hall on a banner announcing a season of celebrations: "Colm Tóibín: The Writer and his work Explored" is at the bottom of the bill underneath local bands The Thingamajigs and Arizona Dawn.
A life in books: Colm Tóibín Susanna Rustin 2010
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