'colon' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'colon' with 1 example sentences.
- colon noun
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: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
A colon is a punctuation mark.