Definitions
Punctuation mark, body part, or former currency name depending on context.
Word origin
From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).
Used in a sentence
“A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause.”
“Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum.”
“The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Currency of Costa Rica”5 letters
02“Punctuation or organ”5 letters
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