Origin: (2) 1500-1600 Latin part of a poem, from Greek kolon arm or leg, part of a poem
1science, biology the lower part of the intestines, in which food is changed into waste matter2eng. lang. arts the mark (:) used in writing and printing to introduce an explanation, example, list, quotation, etc. [Origin: (2) 1500–1600 Latin part of a poem, from Greek kolon arm or leg, part of a poem] → see alsosemicolon