colon

  1. Noun.  (grammar) The punctuation mark "'''(unsupported, :) '''".
  2. Noun.  (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
  3. Noun.  (anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.
  4. Noun.  A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

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