What does colon mean?we found 2 entries for the meaning of colon
 

Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r), n.

1. (Zo["o]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.]

2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold, and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.

3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Colon \Co"lon\, n. [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. ?, and in sense of the intestine, ?: cf. F. colon. Cf. Colic.]

1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the c[ae]cum to the rectum.

Note: [See Illust of Digestion.]

2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Search for colon @ Ask Jeeves | Google | MSN | Yahoo

Define colon and 150,000 other words at dictionary.net




About Us | Contact Us | Link to Us | Terms of Use
© Dictionary.net  All Rights Reserved