- the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.
- the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.
- the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum.
- the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: C.
- a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos.
- a colonial farmer or plantation owner, especially in Algeria.
- a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal.
- the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation
- this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3
- (in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus
- the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum
- a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony
- the standard monetary unit of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos
- the former standard monetary unit of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the US dollar in 2001
- a port in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Chief Caribbean port. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est)
- Archipiélago de Colón (ˌartʃiˈpjelaɣo ðe) the official name of the Galápagos Islands
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