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colon | lo |

As a noun colon

is the punctuation mark ":".

As a proper noun Colon

is {{surname|lang=en}.

As an interjection lo is

look, see, behold in an imperative sense.

As a contraction lo is

hello ('lo; see hallo.

As an adjective lo is

informal spelling of lang=en.

As an initialism LO is

local Oscillator.

colon

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (grammar) The punctuation mark " ".
  • * 2005 , William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, The Elements of Style , Penguin Press, page 15:
  • A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause.
  • (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
  • (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
  • See also

    * * (punctuation)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus
  • Synonyms
    * (final segment of digestive system) large bowel
    Holonyms
    * (segment of digestive system) large intestine
    Derived terms
    * colectomy * colic * colitis * colonic * colonitis * colostomy * colonic irrigation

    See also

    * bowel * large intestine * rectum

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) colon.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A husbandman.
  • A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
  • * 1977 , (Alistair Horne), A Savage War of Peace , New York Review Books 2006, p. 28:
  • The reaction of the European colons , a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms.

    Anagrams

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    lo

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lo, loo, from (etyl) . See also (l).

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
  • Contraction

    (head)
  • (colloquial) hello ('lo; see hallo)
  • Etymology 2

    Variant of low.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Can you turn the fan down to lo ?
    Derived terms
    * lo-cal * lo-tech

    Anagrams

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