"agony column" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: agony columns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} agony column (plural agony columns)
  1. (chiefly UK) A column of a newspaper which contains advertisements relating to lost relatives and friends and other personal matters. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-agony_column-en-noun-Kct5cJVV Categories (other): British English
  2. A column written by an agony aunt, giving advice on readers' personal problems. Synonyms: advice column Related terms: agony aunt
    Sense id: en-agony_column-en-noun-ezixJwmY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62

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