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1. (n.) colon
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, interpretation, etc. of what precedes.
2. colon
the sign (:) used to separate groups of numbers, as hours from minutes in 5:30, or the elements of a ratio or proportion in
1:2::3:6.
3. colon
(in classical prosody) one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.
4. (n.) colon
the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.
5. (n.) colon
the basic monetary unit of El Salvador and of Costa Rica.
6. (n.) colon
a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp. in Algeria.
Etymology: (1955–60; < F < L colōnus; see colonus)
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| Definition of 'colon' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) colon
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
2. (noun) colon, El Salvadoran colon
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
3. (noun) colon, Costa Rican colon
the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
4. (noun) Colon, Aspinwall
a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
5. (noun) colon
a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
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1. (noun) colon
a written mark ( : ) that indicates a list or explanation will follow
***Use a colon before a list.
2. colon
the last wide section of the bowels
***Something was blocking his colon.
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| Definition of 'colon' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) colon
that part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]
2. (noun) colon
a point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction
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| Definitions of 'colon' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. colon
a town at the Atlantic terminus of the Panama Railway. See Aspinwall.
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| Definition of 'colon' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. colon
The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON.
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Sense: the punctuation mark (
), used eg to separate sentence-like units within a sentence, or to introduce a list etc.
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 Afrikaans: dubbelpunt |
 Arabic: نُقْطَتان مُتَعامِدَتان |
 Bulgarian: двуеточие |
 Brazilian: dois pontos |
 Czech: dvojtečka |
 German: der Doppelpunkt |
 Danish: kolon |
 Greek: διπλή τελεία |
 Spanish: dos puntos |
 Estonian: koolon |
 Farsi: دو نقطه |
 Finnish: kaksoispiste |
 French: deux-points |
 Hebrew: נְקוּדוֹתָייִם |
 Hindi: कोलन: |
 Croatian: dvotočka |
 Hungarian: kettőspont |
 Indonesian: tanda titik dua |
 Icelandic: tvípunktur |
 Italian: due punti* |
 Japanese: コロン |
 Korean: 콜론 |
 Lithuanian: dvitaškis |
 Latvian: kols |
 Malay: tanda titik bertindih |
 Dutch: dubbele punt |
 Norwegian: kolon |
 Polish: dwukropek |
 Persian: دو نقطه |
 Pashto: وشارحې نښه(:) |
 Portuguese: dois pontos |
 Romanian: două puncte |
 Russian: двоеточие |
 Slovak: dvojbodka |
 Slovenian: dvopičje |
 Serbian: dve tačke |
 Swedish: kolon |
 Thai: เครื่องหมาย (:) |
 Turkish: iki noktaüst üste |
 Taiwanese: 冒號 |
 Ukrainian: двокрапка |
 Urdu: کولن : ، وقفِ شارح |
 Vietnamese: dấu hai chấm |
 Chinese: 冒号 |
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