Colon word meaning and definition

Beside meaning and definition for word "colon", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Five characters, how to write "colon" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:

• Meaning and definition
• Synonyms for colon
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Meaning and definition for "colon" word

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

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\Co"lon\, n. [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. ?, and in sense of the intestine, ?: 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}.] 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.

Synonyms for colon

Aspinwall, Costa Rican colon, El Salvadoran colon

Related terms: anna, cadence, chloriamb, comma, franc, giblets, guts, inner mechanism, ionic, jejunum, jingle, krona, meter, metron, midgut, peseta, proceleusmatic, ruble, semicolon, stomach, viscera, yen

The fun area, different aproach to word »colon«

Let's analyse "colon" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOLOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- .-.. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: colon: 6 + 6 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: colon: 3 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 23, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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