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Colon

//ˈkoʊ.lən// name, noun

Proper Noun

Noun

1
The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
"A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause."
2
Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
"Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum."
3
A husbandman. obsolete
4
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted wordnet
5
The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon). rare

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6
A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
"The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms."
7
a punctuation mark (‘:’) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) wordnet
8
A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. rhetoric
9
the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos wordnet
10
A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
11
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos wordnet

Etymology 1

From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).

Etymology 2

From Latin cŏlon (“large intestine”), from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “the large intestine, also food, meat, fodder”).

Etymology 3

From French colon.

Etymology 4

Spanish surname, variant of Colón. Also Castilianized form of Colom.

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