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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024co•la1 /ˈkoʊlə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -las. - a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts: [uncountable]They drink too much cola.[countable]Of all the colas on the market, which one do you like best?
COLA /ˈkoʊlə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. COLAs or COLA's. - Lawcost-of-living adjustment: an automatic adjustment in wages or social-security payments to take into account rises in the cost of living.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•la1 (kō′lə),USA pronunciation n. - a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Also, kola. - spelling, spelled variant of kola, extracted from the trademark names of such drinks, as Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, etc. 1920–25
- a pl. of colon.
COLA (kō′lə),USA pronunciation n. - Lawan escalator clause, esp. in union contracts, that grants automatic wage increases to cover the rising cost of living due to inflation.
- c(ost) o(f ) l(iving) a(djustment)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cola, kola /ˈkəʊlə/ n - either of two tropical sterculiaceous trees, Cola nitida or C. acuminata, widely cultivated in tropical regions for their seeds
See cola nut - a sweet carbonated drink flavoured with cola nuts
Etymology: 18th Century: from kola, probably variant of Mandingo kolo nut co•lon1 /ˈkoʊlən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, indicating that what follows is further explanation of what precedes.
- the sign (:) used to separate groups of numbers, as hours from minutes in 5:30, or the elements of a ratio or proportion in 1: 2:: 3: 6.
co•lon2 /ˈkoʊlən/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -lons, -la (-lə).- Anatomythe lower part of the large intestine extending to the rectum.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•lon1 (kō′lən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lons for 1, -la (-lə)USA pronunciation 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. - Poetry[Class. Pros.]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.
- Greek kôlon limb, member, clause
- Latin
- 1580–90
- Anatomythe part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. See diag. under intestine.
- Anatomy, Zoology[Zool.]the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum.
- Greek kólon large intestine
- Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
(-lô′nes).USA pronunciation - Currencythe paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbr.: C.
- Currencya cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos.
- American Spanish, after (Cristobal) Colón (Christopher) Columbus
- 1890–95
- a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp. in Algeria.
- Latin colōnus colonist
- French
- 1600–10, in sense "husbandmen''; 1955–60 in present sense;
- Place Namesa seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal. 85,600.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: colon /ˈkəʊlən/ n - ( pl -lons) the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation
- ( pl -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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek kōlon limb, hence part of a strophe, clause of a sentence colon /ˈkəʊlən/ n ( pl -lons, -la / -lə/)- the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: large intestine, from Greek kolon |