Colon - English meaning

noun

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

Usage examples:

But it's hard enough for some people to acquire an instinctive sense of the different uses of comma…

noun

The main part of the large intestine, which passes from the caecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food which has remained undigested.

Usage examples:

He sustained a punctured colon, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated liver and kidney.

noun

The basic monetary unit of costa rica and el salvador, equal to 100 centimos in costa rica and 100 centavos in el salvador.

Usage examples:

‘people are not interested in dollars or colones; they just want money,’ barraza declared during th…

proper noun

The chief port of panama, at the caribbean end of the panama canal; population 87,800 (est. 2009). it was founded in 1850 by the american william aspinwall (1807–55), after whom it was originally named.

noun

A mark (:) used in writing esp. to introduce a list of things or a sentence or phrase taken from somewhere else