COLOPHONY


Meaning of COLOPHONY in English

ˈkälə(ˌ)fōnē, kəˈläfə- noun

also col·o·pho·ni·um ˌkäləˈfōnēəm

( plural colophonies also colophoniums )

Etymology: colophony from Middle English colophonie, from Latin colophonia, from Greek kolophōnia, feminine of kolophōnios colophonian, from Kolophōn Colophon, an Ionian city; colophonium, New Latin, alteration of Latin colophonia

: rosin

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