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  1. 1. n. That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.] Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a word/punctuation">punctuation word/mark">mark (‘:’) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum. Note: [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. Source: webster
  8. 8. That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcumto the rectum. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted n. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos n. the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos n. a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal Source: ecdict

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