colon
/kˈoʊlʌn/
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Noun
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
Noun
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
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the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
Noun
a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
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)