(kō′lən) noun plural co·lons for def. 1, cola (kō′lə) for def. 2
1. A punctuation mark (:) indicating a pause greater than a semicolon, but less than a period: used as a sign of apposition or equality to connect one clause with another that explains it, as in introducing an enumeration or catalog; also used after a word introducing a speech, quotation, etc., in expressing clock time, in citations, and in mathematical proportions.
2. In ancient prosody, a member or section of a rhythmical period. [<Gk. kōlon member, limb, clause]

(kō′lən) noun plural co·lons or co·la (kō′lə) Anat.
The portion of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum. [<Gk. kolon]
—co·lon·ic (kə·lon′ik) adjective

(kō·lōn′) noun plural co·lons (kō·lōnz′), Sp. co·lo·nes (kō·lō′nās)
The monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador.

(kō·lōn′)
A port of Panama at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal: formerly Aspinwall.

(kō·lōn′), Cristóbal
See COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER.