colon

[ koh-luhn ]

/ ˈkoʊ lən /

noun, plural co·lons for 1, co·la [koh-luh] /ˈkoʊ lə/ for 2.

the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.

Classical Prosody. one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.

Origin of colon

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin cōlon, from Greek kôlon “limb; part of a clause or period”

Words nearby colon

Colombes, Colombia, Colombian, Colombian gold, Colombo, colon, colonalgia, colon bacillus, colonel, Colonel Blimp, colonelcy

Definition for colon (2 of 5)

colon²

[ koh-luhn ]

/ ˈkoʊ lən /

noun, plural co·lons, co·la [koh-luh]. /ˈkoʊ lə/.

Anatomy. the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

Zoology. the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum.

Origin of colon

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kólon “large intestine”

Definition for colon (3 of 5)

colon³

[ koh-lohn; Spanish kaw-lawn ]

/ koʊˈloʊn; Spanish kɔˈlɔn /

noun, plural co·lons, Spanish co·lo·nes [kaw-law-nes]. /kɔˈlɔ nɛs/.

the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: C.

a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos.

Origin of colon

First recorded in 1890–95; from Latin American Spanish, after (Cristobal) Colón “(Christopher) Columbus”

Definition for colon (4 of 5)

colon⁴

[ koh-lon, kuh-lon ]

/ ˈkoʊ lɒn, kəˈlɒn /

noun

a colonial farmer or plantation owner, especially in Algeria.

Origin of colon

⁴

First recorded in 1600–10, in earlier sense “husbandman”; 1955–60 in present sense; from French, from Latin colōnus “colonist, farmer, tenant farmer”

Definition for colon (5 of 5)

Colón

[ koh-lon; Spanish kaw-lawn ]

/ koʊˈlɒn; Spanish kɔˈlɔn /

noun

a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal.

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Example sentences from the Web for colon

The bacteria in your colon thrive on nondigestible fiber, also known as prebiotics.
How to Choose the Right Probiotic for You|DailyBurn|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1993, about a year before Retsky received his colon cancer diagnosis, he attended a breast cancer conference in Europe.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in his late 20s, his mother became very sick from colon cancer and said to him, “When am I going to see you on TV?”
Inside Beacher's Madhouse, L.A.'s Craziest Nightclub|Marlow Stern|June 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In Dec. 1997, a short time after giving birth to Angelica, Taylor-Wood was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she beat.
Meet ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Director Sam Taylor-Johnson: The Cancer-Surviving Badass|Marlow Stern|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Colon was too good a fellow to take chances of doing him an injury that would put him off the crew indefinitely.
Fred Fenton on the Crew|Allen Chapman
Sometimes verse-accent and word-accent do not correspond even at the last accent in a colon.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse|Various
Semi hastily retreated behind Mr. Colon, thinking it might be a Jayhawker, while the professor adjusted his glasses.
Buffalo Land|W. E. Webb
The "Colon," with her empty barbettes, had nothing with which to reply at the long range.
Famous Sea Fights|John Richard Hale
A colon is sometimes used to mark a strong independence in the parts of a compound sentence.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

British Dictionary definitions for colon (1 of 5)

colon¹

/ (ˈkəʊlən) /

noun

plural -lons the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation

plural -lons this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3

plural -la (-lə) (in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus

Word Origin for colon

C16: from Latin, from Greek kōlon limb, hence part of a strophe, clause of a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for colon (2 of 5)

colon²

/ (ˈkəʊlən) /

noun plural -lons or -la (-lə)

the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum

Word Origin for colon

C16: from Latin: large intestine, from Greek kolon

British Dictionary definitions for colon (3 of 5)

colon³

/ (kəˈlɒn, French kɔlɔ̃) /

noun

a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony

Word Origin for colon

French: colonist, from Latin colōnus, from colere to till, inhabit

British Dictionary definitions for colon (4 of 5)

colón

/ (kəʊˈləʊn, Spanish koˈlon) /

noun plural -lons or -lones (Spanish -ˈlones)

the standard monetary unit of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos

the former standard monetary unit of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the US dollar in 2001

Word Origin for colón

C19: American Spanish, from Spanish, after Cristóbal Colón Christopher Columbus

British Dictionary definitions for colon (5 of 5)

Colón

/ (kɒˈlɒn, Spanish koˈlɔn) /

noun

a port in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Chief Caribbean port. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est)Former name: Aspinwall

Archipiélago de Colón (ˌartʃiˈpjelaɣo ðe) the official name of the Galápagos Islands

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for colon (1 of 2)

colon

A punctuation mark (:) used to introduce a description, an explanation, or a list. For example, “She would own only one kind of pet: a Siamese cat” and “The little boy announced that he wanted the following for his birthday: two sweaters, a new tent, and three toy cars.”

Cultural definitions for colon (2 of 2)

colon

The middle and longest part of the large intestine. (See digestive system.)

Medical definitions for colon

colon

[ kō′lən ]

n. pl. co•lons

The division of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

Other words from colon

co•lon′ic (kə-lŏn′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for colon

colon

[ kō′lən ]

The longest part of the large intestine, extending from the cecum to the rectum. Water and electrolytes are absorbed, solidified, and prepared for elimination as feces in the colon. The colon also contains bacteria that help in the body's absorption of nutrients from digested material.

单词	colon
释义	colon ¹ [ koh-luhn ] / ˈkoʊ lən / noun, plural co·lons for 1, co·la [koh-luh] /ˈkoʊ lə/ for 2. the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6. Classical Prosody. one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat. Origin of colon ¹ First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin cōlon, from Greek kôlon “limb; part of a clause or period” Words nearby colon Colombes, Colombia, Colombian, Colombian gold, Colombo, colon, colonalgia, colon bacillus, colonel, Colonel Blimp, colonelcy Definition for colon (2 of 5) colon² [ koh-luhn ] / ˈkoʊ lən / noun, plural co·lons, co·la [koh-luh]. /ˈkoʊ lə/. Anatomy. the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. Zoology. the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum. Origin of colon ² First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kólon “large intestine” Definition for colon (3 of 5) colon³ [ koh-lohn; Spanish kaw-lawn ] / koʊˈloʊn; Spanish kɔˈlɔn / noun, plural co·lons, Spanish co·lo·nes [kaw-law-nes]. /kɔˈlɔ nɛs/. the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: C. a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos. Origin of colon ³ First recorded in 1890–95; from Latin American Spanish, after (Cristobal) Colón “(Christopher) Columbus” Definition for colon (4 of 5) colon⁴ [ koh-lon, kuh-lon ] / ˈkoʊ lɒn, kəˈlɒn / noun a colonial farmer or plantation owner, especially in Algeria. Origin of colon ⁴ First recorded in 1600–10, in earlier sense “husbandman”; 1955–60 in present sense; from French, from Latin colōnus “colonist, farmer, tenant farmer” Definition for colon (5 of 5) Colón [ koh-lon; Spanish kaw-lawn ] / koʊˈlɒn; Spanish kɔˈlɔn / noun a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colon The bacteria in your colon thrive on nondigestible fiber, also known as prebiotics. How to Choose the Right Probiotic for You\|DailyBurn\|May 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In 1993, about a year before Retsky received his colon cancer diagnosis, he attended a breast cancer conference in Europe. How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer\|ProPublica\|April 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall. How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer\|ProPublica\|April 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But in his late 20s, his mother became very sick from colon cancer and said to him, “When am I going to see you on TV?” Inside Beacher's Madhouse, L.A.'s Craziest Nightclub\|Marlow Stern\|June 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In Dec. 1997, a short time after giving birth to Angelica, Taylor-Wood was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she beat. Meet ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Director Sam Taylor-Johnson: The Cancer-Surviving Badass\|Marlow Stern\|June 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Colon was too good a fellow to take chances of doing him an injury that would put him off the crew indefinitely. Fred Fenton on the Crew\|Allen Chapman Sometimes verse-accent and word-accent do not correspond even at the last accent in a colon. The Oxford Book of Latin Verse\|Various Semi hastily retreated behind Mr. Colon, thinking it might be a Jayhawker, while the professor adjusted his glasses. Buffalo Land\|W. E. Webb The "Colon," with her empty barbettes, had nothing with which to reply at the long range. Famous Sea Fights\|John Richard Hale A colon is sometimes used to mark a strong independence in the parts of a compound sentence. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster British Dictionary definitions for colon (1 of 5) colon¹ / (ˈkəʊlən) / noun plural -lons the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation plural -lons this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3 plural -la (-lə) (in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus Word Origin for colon C16: from Latin, from Greek kōlon limb, hence part of a strophe, clause of a sentence British Dictionary definitions for colon (2 of 5) colon² / (ˈkəʊlən) / noun plural -lons or -la (-lə) the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum Word Origin for colon C16: from Latin: large intestine, from Greek kolon British Dictionary definitions for colon (3 of 5) colon³ / (kəˈlɒn, French kɔlɔ̃) / noun a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony Word Origin for colon French: colonist, from Latin colōnus, from colere to till, inhabit British Dictionary definitions for colon (4 of 5) colón / (kəʊˈləʊn, Spanish koˈlon) / noun plural -lons or -lones (Spanish -ˈlones) the standard monetary unit of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos the former standard monetary unit of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the US dollar in 2001 Word Origin for colón C19: American Spanish, from Spanish, after Cristóbal Colón Christopher Columbus British Dictionary definitions for colon (5 of 5) Colón / (kɒˈlɒn, Spanish koˈlɔn) / noun a port in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Chief Caribbean port. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est)Former name: Aspinwall Archipiélago de Colón (ˌartʃiˈpjelaɣo ðe) the official name of the Galápagos Islands Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to colon What Are The 6 Major Punctuation Marks?Know your punctuation? Here's a refresher on the six essential punctuation marks that make up our sentences, questions, yells, and everything in between. READ MORE Cultural definitions for colon (1 of 2) colon A punctuation mark (:) used to introduce a description, an explanation, or a list. For example, “She would own only one kind of pet: a Siamese cat” and “The little boy announced that he wanted the following for his birthday: two sweaters, a new tent, and three toy cars.” Cultural definitions for colon (2 of 2) colon The middle and longest part of the large intestine. (See digestive system.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for colon colon [ kō′lən ] n. pl. co•lons The division of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. Other words from colon co•lon′ic (kə-lŏn′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for colon colon [ kō′lən ] The longest part of the large intestine, extending from the cecum to the rectum. Water and electrolytes are absorbed, solidified, and prepared for elimination as feces in the colon. The colon also contains bacteria that help in the body's absorption of nutrients from digested material. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. 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colon

noun, plural co·lons for 1, co·la [koh-luh] /ˈkoʊ lə/ for 2.

Origin of colon

Words nearby colon

Definition for colon (2 of 5)

noun, plural co·lons, co·la [koh-luh]. /ˈkoʊ lə/.

Origin of colon

Definition for colon (3 of 5)

noun, plural co·lons, Spanish co·lo·nes [kaw-law-nes]. /kɔˈlɔ nɛs/.

Origin of colon

Definition for colon (4 of 5)

noun

Origin of colon

Definition for colon (5 of 5)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for colon

British Dictionary definitions for colon (1 of 5)

noun

Word Origin for colon

British Dictionary definitions for colon (2 of 5)

noun plural -lons or -la (-lə)

Word Origin for colon

British Dictionary definitions for colon (3 of 5)

noun

Word Origin for colon

British Dictionary definitions for colon (4 of 5)

noun plural -lons or -lones (Spanish -ˈlones)

Word Origin for colón

British Dictionary definitions for colon (5 of 5)

noun

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Cultural definitions for colon (1 of 2)

Cultural definitions for colon (2 of 2)

Medical definitions for colon

n. pl. co•lons

Other words from colon

Scientific definitions for colon