Colon Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Colon? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Related sentences, Derivations, Words ending with Colon, Antonyms, Words starting with Colon, Example sentences, Synonyms, How to pronounce and more...

Word: Colon

How to pronounce: ˈkəʊlən

Noun

Definitions:

1. A punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.

Example sentences: "But it's hard enough for some people to acquire an instinctive sense of the different uses of commas, let alone the employment of colons and semi-colons."

Noun

Definitions:

1. The main part of the large intestine, which passes from the cecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food that has remained undigested. Its parts are called the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon.

Example sentences: "He sustained a punctured colon, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated liver and kidney."

Noun

Definitions:

1. The basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador, equal to 100 centimos in Costa Rica and 100 centavos in El Salvador.

Example sentences: "‘People are not interested in dollars or colones; they just want money,’ Barraza declared during the February forum."

Proper noun

Definitions:

1. The chief port of Panama, at the Caribbean Sea end of the Panama Canal; population 87,800 (est. 2009).

Synonyms:

intestine

bowel

intestinal