How to pronounce “colon”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
• (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
• (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
• (palaeography) A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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