colophon
[ kol-uh-fon, -fuhn ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌfɒn, -fən /
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noun
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.
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Origin of colophon
1615–25; <Latin <Greek kolophṓn summit, finishing touch
OTHER WORDS FROM colophon
col·o·phon·ic, adjectiveWords nearby colophon
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Colophon
[ kol-uh-fon ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌfɒn /
noun
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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British Dictionary definitions for colophon
colophon
/ (ˈkɒləˌfɒn, -fən) /
noun
a publisher's emblem on a book
(formerly) an inscription at the end of a book showing the title, printer, date, etc
Word Origin for colophon
C17: via Late Latin, from Greek kolophōn a finishing stroke
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