Colon

n.	1.	(Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum. [See Illust. of Digestion.]
	2.	(Gram.) 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.

Noun	1.	colon - the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
	2.	colon - the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos Synonyms: El Salvadoran colon
	3.	colon - the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos Synonyms: Costa Rican colon
	4.	Colon - a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal Synonyms: Aspinwall
	5.	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)

Pronunciation: (KOH-lun)

See Large Intestine.

(character)

colon - ":". ASCII character 58. Common names: ITU-T: colon. Rare: dots; INTERCAL: two-spot.

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