Definitions for Colon

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Colon co·lon

Spelling: [koh-luh n]

IPA: /ˈkoʊ lən/

Colon is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in Colon (clnoo).

Definitions for Colon

noun

1. the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
2. Classical Prosody. one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.
3. Anatomy. the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.
4. Zoology. the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum.
5. the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: C.
6. a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos.
7. a colonial farmer or plantation owner, especially in Algeria.
8. a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal.

Origin of Colon

1580-90; Latin Greek kôlon limb, member, clause

Examples for Colon

The substitution of a period or a colon for any other point.

The bacteria in your colon thrive on nondigestible fiber, also known as prebiotics.

He reached Manila as a State prisoner in the colon, isolated from all but his jailors.

In Dec. 1997, a short time after giving birth to Angelica, Taylor-Wood was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she beat.

In 1993, about a year before Retsky received his colon cancer diagnosis, he attended a breast cancer conference in Europe.

But in his late 20s, his mother became very sick from colon cancer and said to him, “When am I going to see you on TV?”

After these words, we have a choice of the comma, the colon, and the full stop.

I found that the program for the day included a trip to colon on the Isthmus railroad.

The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.

Both a comma and a colon were used and have been retained in this e-book.