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English word origin

Etymology of COLA

Acronym

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Acronym of cost of living adjustment.

name

comp.os.linux.advocacy (a Usenet newsgroup promoting the Linux operating system)

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Acronym

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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