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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: colón /kəʊˈləʊn; Spanish: koˈlon/ n ( pl -lons, -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
Etymology: 19th Century: American Spanish, from Spanish, after Cristóbal Colón Christopher Columbus WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024co•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
co•lon2 (kō′lən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lons, -la (-lə).USA pronunciation - 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
co•lon3 (kō lōn′; Sp. kô lôn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lons, Sp. -lo•nes (-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
co•lon4 (kō′lon, kə lon′),USA pronunciation n. - a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp. in Algeria.
- Latin colōnus colonist
- French
- 1600–10, in sense "husbandmen''; 1955–60 in present sense;
Co•lón (kō lon′; Sp. kô lôn′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal. 85,600.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Colón /kɒˈlɒn; Spanish: koˈlɔn/ n - 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 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 |