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.