colon

n. [ L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. kw^lon, and in sense of the intestine, ko`lon: 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column. ] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Colonelcy. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A colonist. [ Obs. ] Holland [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. colonial. ] Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in, being colonial.

The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the mother country is broken. Brander Matthews. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like, characteristic of a colony. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The colonial system of political government or extension of territory, by which one nation exerts political control over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not having the same full rights as those of the colonial power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by military force or the threat of force. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

4. the political or ideological system of beliefs advocating or justifying colonial control of one nation over another nation, territory, or people. [ PJC ]

n. a believer in or advocate of colonialism{ 3 }. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to the colon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]