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1. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted | |
Related terms: | large_intestine transverse_colon megacolon ascending_colon descending_colon sigmoid_colon sigmoid_vein | |
2. | [ noun ] the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos | |
Synonyms: | El_Salvadoran_colon | |
Related terms: | El_Salvadoran_monetary_unit centavo | |
3. | [ noun ] the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos | |
Synonyms: | Costa_Rican_colon | |
Related terms: | Costa_Rican_monetary_unit centimo | |
4. | [ noun ] (government,geography) a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal | |
Synonyms: | aspinwall | |
Related terms: | city port Panama | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 423 | |
6. | [ noun ] a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) | |
Related terms: | punctuation | |
Similar spelling: |
colony Colone Colonna Collin Collen Collene Colleen Colin Colen Colan Coloma Collum Collom Colene coelom column Coleen clon |