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co·lon1
 colon1
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
a punctuation mark (:) indicating that what follows is a series, example, summation, elaboration, or the like.
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| definition 2: |
a sign (:) used to separate numbers in ratios, as in "a ratio of 1:10," and in the writing of times of day, as in "10:23 A.M.".
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