COLON


Meaning of COLON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ koʊlən ]

( colons)

1.

A colon is the punctuation mark : which you can use in several ways. For example, you can put it before a list of things or before reported speech.

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2.

Your colon is the part of your intestine above your rectum.

...cancer of the colon.

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