Definition of Colon

  • 1. The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted Noun
  • 2. The basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos Noun
  • 3. The basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos Noun
  • 4. A port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal Noun
  • 5. A punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) Noun

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