Definition of colon. Meaning of colon. Synonyms of colon

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Definition of colon

colon
Condor Con"dor (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r), n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.] 2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold, and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon. 3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined.
Colon
Colon Co"lon, n. [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. ?, and in sense of the intestine, ?: cf. F. colon. Cf. Colic.] 1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the c[ae]cum to the rectum. Note: [See Illust of Digestion.] 2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

Meaning of colon from wikipedia

- entire large intestine Colon or Colón may also refer to: Colon, Michigan, US Colon, Nebraska, US Colon, North Carolina, US Colon Township, Michigan, US...
- Colón may refer to: Argentina Colón, Entre Ríos Colón Department, Córdoba Colón Department, Entre Ríos Colón, Buenos Aires Colombia Colón, Nariño Colón...
- The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, or a quoted...
- removed by defecation. The colon (progressing from the ascending colon to the transverse, the descending and finally the sigmoid colon) is the longest portion...
- Prichard Colón Meléndez (born September 19, 1992) is an American-Puerto Rican former professional boxer, honorary WBC World Champion, and gold medal winner...
- The sigmoid colon (or pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the **** and ****. It forms a loop that averages about 35–40...
- Colón Department may refer to: Colón Department (Honduras) Colón Department, Entre Ríos, Argentina Colón Department, Córdoba, Argentina Colón Department...
- Bartolo Colón (born May 24, 1973), nicknamed "Big ****y", is a Dominican-American professional baseball pitcher for the Karachi Monarchs of Baseball United...
- Cristóbal Colón (born January 3, 1969) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He pla**** in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the...
- Colón Fútbol Club is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. The club was established on March 12, 1907, and is affiliated with the second division...