colon

1. (noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
Related Words: ascending colon, descending colon, large intestine, megacolon, sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure, transverse colon

2. (noun) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
Related Words: punctuation, punctuation mark

3. (noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
Synonyms: Costa Rican colon
Related Words: Costa Rican monetary unit

4. (noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
Synonyms: El Salvadoran colon
Related Words: El Salvadoran monetary unit



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