COLON

/ˈkəʊ.lɒn/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 10

Scrabble letter values: C3O1L1O1N1 = 7

Definition

  1. noun the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum.
  2. noun the basic unit of money in El Salvador. — synonyms: El_Salvadoran_colon
  3. noun the basic unit of money in Costa Rica. — synonyms: Costa_Rican_colon
  4. noun a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. — synonyms: Aspinwall
  5. noun a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter).

Examples

  • “it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted”
  • “equal to 100 centavos”
  • “equal to 100 centimos”

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