COLON

colon

(noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

colon

(noun) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

Colon, Aspinwall

(noun) a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

colon, Costa Rican colon

(noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos

colon, El Salvadoran colon

(noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

colon (plural colons or cola)

The punctuation mark ":".

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

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

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

Synonyms

• (punctuation mark): colon-point (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Noun

colon (plural colons or cola)

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

Synonyms

• (final segment of digestive system): large bowel

Holonyms

• (segment of digestive system): large intestine

Etymology 3

Noun

colon (plural colons)

(obsolete) A husbandman.

A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

Anagrams

• Locon, locon, lonco

Proper noun

Colon

A surname.

Anagrams

• Locon, locon, lonco

Source: Wiktionary

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Co"lon, n. Etym: [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. colon. Cf. Colic.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum.

Note: [See Illust of Digestion.]

2. (Gram.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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