colon

noun

/ˈkəʊlən/, /ˈkəʊlɒn/

/ˈkəʊlən/

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the mark ( : ) used to introduce a list, a summary, an explanation, etc. or before reporting what somebody has said compare semicolonTopics Languagec1
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(anatomy) the main part of the large intestine (= part of the bowels)Topics Bodyc2

Word Originsense 1 mid 16th cent. (as a term in rhetoric denoting a section of a complex sentence, or a pause before it): via Latin from Greek kōlon ‘limb, clause’.sense 2 late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kolon.

单词	colon
释义	colon noun /ˈkəʊlən/, /ˈkəʊlɒn/ /ˈkəʊlən/ jump to other results the mark ( : ) used to introduce a list, a summary, an explanation, etc. or before reporting what somebody has said compare semicolonTopics Languagec1 enlarge image (anatomy) the main part of the large intestine (= part of the bowels)Topics Bodyc2 Word Originsense 1 mid 16th cent. (as a term in rhetoric denoting a section of a complex sentence, or a pause before it): via Latin from Greek kōlon ‘limb, clause’.sense 2 late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kolon.
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