Found 3 items, similar to Colon.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: colon titik dua, usus besar
English → English (WordNet) Definition: colon colon n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted 2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos [syn: El Salvadoran colon] 3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos [syn: Costa Rican colon] 4: a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal [syn: Aspinwall] 5: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) [also: colones (pl), cola (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Colon Colon \Co"lon\ (k[=o]"l[o^]n), n. [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. kw^lon, and in sense of the intestine, ko`lon: cf. F. colon. Cf. Colic.] 1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the c[ae]cum to the rectum. Note: [See Illust. of Digestion.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction. [1913 Webster]