Understanding the meaning of colon

colon

/koʊ'loʊn/

noun
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
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el salvadoran colon

type of:
el salvadoran monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
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costa rican colon

type of:
costa rican monetary unit
noun
a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
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aspinwall

part of:
republic of panama panama
noun
a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
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type of:
punctuation mark punctuation
noun
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
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type of:
large intestine

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