Colon

Co"lon (?), n. [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. ?, and in sense of the intestine, ?: cf. F. colon. Cf. Colic.] 1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]

2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.