nounπShareThe punctuation mark ":"."The teacher explained the use of colons in grammar class. "grammarwritinglanguagemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon)."Since my keyboard lacked the triangular colon symbol, I used regular colons to approximate the shape in my linguistics notes. "grammarwritingmarklanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete."The speaker used too many colons in their speech, making it sound choppy and incomplete even though each phrase was grammatically correct. "grammarlinguisticsliteraturewritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts."The scholar carefully counted the colons on each page of the ancient scroll to determine the length of the original text. "literaturewritinglanguagehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePart of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus."The doctor examined his colons to check for any signs of disease. "anatomyorganbodyphysiologymedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA husbandman."The colons worked from sunrise to sunset, tending their fields and ensuring a bountiful harvest for their families. "agriculturepersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA European colonial settler, especially in a French colony."During the Algerian War of Independence, many colons who had lived in Algeria for generations chose to return to France. "historypersonsocietypoliticsworldChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
