colon

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/ˈkəʊ.lən/

noun 7name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

abnormal, due, harmful, missing, rectal, semicolon, thin

The doctor found an abnormal colon during the routine screening procedure last month.

VERB + COLON

called, develop, diagnosed, growths, reported, resign, resigned, retiring

The doctor diagnosed colon cancer during his routine screening last month.

COLON + NOUN

cancer, ellipsis, fiber-rich, october, polyps, punctuation, reader, survivors

Regular fiber-rich diets can help prevent colon cancer and polyps.

PREP.

in, in, with

The doctor found a polyp in the colon during the routine screening procedure.

ADV.

really

My stomach problems were really colon related, so the doctor prescribed some dietary changes.

Definitions

noun

The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause.

The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

noun

Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often tr

Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum.

noun

A husbandman.

A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms.

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Synonyms

noun — a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause.

Wiktionary

Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum.

Wiktionary

The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms.

Wiktionary

Bogdan Tanjević will resign because of colon cancer.

Tatoeba · #476760

The French are a really strange people: every other person who reads this sentence will check if the space before the colon is really thin and non-breaking.

Tatoeba · #765014

In my language, the "," is called comma, the ";" is called semicolon, ":" is called colon, "..." are called ellipsis, and this sentence ends with a period.

Tatoeba · #1336028

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, colon is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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