colon

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see also: Colon

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkəʊ.lən/, /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/
• (America) enPR: kō'lən, IPA: /ˈkoʊ.lən/

Noun

colon (plural colons)

1. The punctuation mark ":".
2. (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
3. (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
4. (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)

Translations

• French: deux points
• German: Doppelpunkt, Kolon
• Italian: due punti
• Portuguese: dois pontos
• Russian: двоето́чие
• Spanish: dos puntos

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkəʊ.lən/, /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/
• (America) enPR: kō'lən, IPA: /ˈkoʊlən/

Noun

colon (plural colons)

1. (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

Translations

• French: côlon
• German: Kolon, Grimmdarm
• Portuguese: cólon
• Russian: ободо́чная кишка́
• Spanish: colon

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /kəˈlɒn/
• (America) IPA: /kəˈloʊn/, /koʊ.loʊn/

Noun

colon (plural colons)

1. (obsolete) A husbandman.
2. A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 28:

     The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms.

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Colon

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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