Cō'lon, n.

noun

n. [Lat. colon, colum, Gr. κῶλον, limb, member, especially the largest of the intestines, a member or clause of a sentence.]

Sense 1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the cœcum to the rectum. [See Illust. of Digestion.] Dunglison.

Sense 2. (Gram.) A point or character formed thus [:], marking a pause greater than a semicolon, and less than a period.