colon

Meaning

1. The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
2. The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
3. A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
4. A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

Synonyms

large intestine

El Salvadoran colon

intestine

large bowel

Costa Rican colon

emphasis

fulcrum

ileum

intestines

jejunum

rectum

small intestine

support

sustainer

important point

lay stress on

supporting point

great gut

pivot point

bowel

Eng

caecum

cecum

cologne

duodenum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊ.lən/

Etymology

From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).