A colon is the punctuation mark : which you can use in several ways. For example, you canput it before a list of things or before reported speech.
2. countable noun
Your colon is the part of your intestine above your rectum.
...cancer of the colon.
English Easy Learning GrammarThe colon ( : )The colon indicates a break between two main clauses which is stronger than a commabut weaker than a full stop. A colon is used: in front of a list I ... Read more
colon in British English1
(ˈkəʊlən)
noun
1. Word forms: plural-lons
the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation
2. Word forms: plural-lons
this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3
3. Word forms: plural-la (-lə)
(in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus
Word origin
C16: from Latin, from Greek kōlon limb, hence part of a strophe, clause of a sentence
colon in British English2
(ˈkəʊlən)
nounWord forms: plural-lons or -la (-lə)
the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum
Word origin
C16: from Latin: large intestine, from Greek kolon
colon in British English3
(kəˈlɒn, French kɔlɔ̃)
noun
a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony
Word origin
French: colonist, from Latin colōnus, from colere to till, inhabit
colón in British English
(kəʊˈləʊn, Spanish koˈlon)
nounWord forms: plural-lons or -lones (Spanish -ˈlones)
1.
the standard monetary unit of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos
2.
the former standard monetary unit of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the US dollar in 2001
Word origin
C19: American Spanish, from Spanish, after Cristóbal Colón Christopher Columbus
Colón in British English
(kɒˈlɒn, Spanish koˈlɔn)
noun
1.
a port in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Chief Caribbean port. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est)
Former name: Aspinwall
2. Archipiélago de Colón
Colón in American English1
(kəˈloʊn)
seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal: pop. 141,000
Word origin
see colón
Colón in American English2
(kɔˈlɔn)
Sp. name for
ˌArchiˈpiélago de (ˌɑʀtʃiˈpjeɪlɑgɔðɛ) Galápagos Islands
colon in American English1
(ˈkoʊlən)
noun
1.
a mark of punctuation (:) used before an extended quotation, explanation, example,series, etc. and after the salutation of a formal letter
2. Word forms: pluralˈcola (ˈkoʊlə)
in Greek prosody, a section of a prosodic period, consisting of a group of two to six feet forming a rhythmicunit with a principal accent
Word origin
L < Gr kōlon, part of a verse, member, limb < IE base *(s)kel-, to bend, crooked > L coluber, snake, calx, heel
colon in American English2
(ˈkoʊlən)
nounWord forms: pluralˈcolons or ˈcola (ˈkoʊlə)
that part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum
Derived forms
colonic (coˈlonic) (kəˈlɑnɪk)
adjective
Word origin
L < Gr kolon
colon in American English3
(kɔˈlɔ̃̃; E kəˈloʊn)
French
noun
a colonist, esp. one who owns a plantation
Word origin
Fr
colón in American English
(kəˈloʊn)
noun
the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and, formerly, El Salvador