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Definition: Meaning of, colón in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kɒˈlɒn /

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  1. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
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    El Salvadoran colón
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  2. the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
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    Costa Rican colón
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colon


Definition: Meaning of, colon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkəʊlən /

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colon colons
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  1. technical the lower part of the BOWEL s, in which food is changed into waste matter
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  2. the sign (:) that is used in writing and printing to introduce an explanation, example, QUOTATION ( 1) etc [↪  semicolon]
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Colon


Definition: Meaning of, Colon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkəʊlən /

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  1. a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
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    Aspinwall
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Colon used in phrases

  • Cristobal Colon (noun)
    1. 1451-1506 italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China
  • ascending colon (noun)
    1. the part of the large intestine that ascends from the caecum to the transverse colon
  • colon cancer (noun)
    1. a malignant tumour of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
  • descending colon (noun)
    1. the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
  • sigmoid colon (noun)
    1. the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
  • spastic colon (noun)
    1. often alternating with periods of constipation recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhoea ; often associated with emotional stress
  • transverse colon (noun)
    1. the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
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