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colons

  • plural
    of colon.
    colon
    noun
    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.

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"That colons in the bin," she says theatrically.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

They found the mice experience significantly less weight loss and reduced colitis symptoms, while their colons remained virtually normal in appearance and did not show any significant loss of intestinal stem cells.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023

On both of their colonoscopies, their doctors snared away polyps, or abnormal growths of tissue inside of their colons with the potential to turn into cancer one day.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2022

The theme of this week’s trailers: titles with colons in them.

From The Verge ● Oct. 10, 2021

If you listened closely it was possible to hear the dashes and commas in his speech, even the colons and semicolons.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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