colon
sostantivosostantivosostantivoattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito//ˈkəʊ.lən//
- Regno Unito//ˈkəʊ.lɒn//
- Regno Unito//kəˈlɒn//
- Stati Uniti//ˈkoʊ.lən//
- Stati Uniti//ˈkɔ.lən//
- Stati Uniti/[ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩]/
The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
sostantivo
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The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause.
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raroThe triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
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A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
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A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
Etimologia
From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).
sostantivo
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Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum.
Etimologia
From Latin cŏlon (“large intestine”), from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “the large intestine, also food, meat, fodder”).
sostantivo
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obsoletoA husbandman.
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A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
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.
Etimologia
From French colon.
Forme
- plurale
- colons, cola, coli
colon · The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
Colon · A surname.colonel · A commissioned officer in an armed military organization,…Colonel · The military officer title.