colon

Meanings

1. 1
   noun The punctuation mark ":".
2. 2
   noun The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
3. 3
   noun A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
4. 4
   noun A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.