| 单词 | colon |
| 释义 | colon 1. n. a punctuation mark (:), used esp. to introduce a quotation or a list of items or to separate clauses when the second expands or illustrates the first; also between numbers in a statement of proportion (as in 10:1) and in Biblical references (as in Exodus 3:2). Etymology: L f. Gk kolon limb, clause 2. n. Anat. the lower and greater part of the large intestine, from the caecum to the rectum. Derivatives colonic adj. Etymology: ME, ult. f. Gk kolon |
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