colophon
a publisher's or printer's distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place of publication.
Origin of colophon
1Other words from colophon
- col·o·phon·ic, adjective
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an ancient city in Asia Minor: one of the 12 Ionian cities banded together in the 8th century b.c.: largely depopulated in 286 b.c.
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How to use colophon in a sentence
The appearance of the Mark in the colophon therefore was a natural corollary of the printers vanity.
Printers' Marks | William RobertsWe have the sign IGÛ in the colophon where it occurs with ÂU, “water”, a-ide meaning “water of the eye”.
Sumerian Hymns | Frederick Augustus VanderburghThis heading is taken from the colophon at the end of the chapter.
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tin B Calnge | UnknownThe title is taken from the colophon at the end of the chapter.
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tin B Calnge | UnknownBut (having no house of their own out here) they had, far back, put colophon upon the nascent gas-pipe.
Cripps, the Carrier | R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for colophon
/ (ˈkɒləˌfɒn, -fən) /
a publisher's emblem on a book
(formerly) an inscription at the end of a book showing the title, printer, date, etc
Origin of colophon
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