côlon — meaning in English

English meaning

• colon noun The punctuation mark ":", used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation.
• colonist noun A founder of a colony.
• settler noun A person who moves to and establishes a home in a new, often previously unsettled, area.

Senses

côlon is used for these senses in English:

• colon (anatomy) 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 treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
• colonist A member of a colony.
• settler Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.
• sharecropper A person who enters a sharecropping agreement with a land owner; one who sharecrops.

colon — full definition

1. noun The punctuation mark ":", used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation.
2. noun The main part of the large intestine, which absorbs water and forms waste before it leaves the body.

colonist — full definition

1. noun A founder of a colony.
2. noun A member of a colony.

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