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colones

noun

Meaning

  1. The punctuation mark ":".
  2. The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
  3. A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
  4. A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
  5. Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.
  6. A husbandman.
  7. A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
  8. The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
  9. The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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