colon

/ˈkəʊ.lɒn//ˈkoʊ.lən/

noun

  1. 1

    The punctuation mark ":".

  2. 2

    The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

  3. 3

    A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

  4. 4

    A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A husbandman.

  2. 2

    A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

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