colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the
rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before
they are excreted
2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100
centavos [syn: {El Salvadoran colon}]
3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
[syn: {Costa Rican colon}]
4: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a
series or an example or an explanation (or after the
salutation of a business letter)