Colon

1. (n.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]

2. (n.) 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.

Thesaurus Entries

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