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Colon (punctuation)

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The colon (“:”) is a punctuation mark, consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. As with many other punctuation marks, the usage of colon varies among languages and, for a given language, among historical periods. As a rule, however, a colon informs the reader that what follows proves and explains, or simply enumerates elements of what is referred to before. The following... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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    Colon (punctuation)

    The colon (“:”) is a punctuation mark, consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. Punctuation
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    Colon

    Colon (punctuation), the punctuation mark ":"
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    Vowel length

    Colon (punctuation), commonly used as an approximation of the IPA phonetic transcription, and in a few orthographies based on the IPA.
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    Punctuation

    Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization – a comprehensive online guide by NASA ... | colon | ( : ) |
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    Slovene punctuation

    A colon (:) is a left-leaning punctuation mark.
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    Colon (anatomy)

    | Colon (anatomy) | ... Anteriorly it is related to the coils of small intestine, the right edge of the greater omentum, and the anterior abdominal wall.
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    Comma (punctuation)

    In American English, the comma (like most other punctuation marks) is included inside a quotation, no matter what the circumstances. ... | colon | ( : ) |
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    Hebrew punctuation

    Biblical Hebrew, by contrast, has fewer grammatical punctuation marks, which can sometimes make Biblical Hebrew more ambiguous. ... | : | U+003A | COLON |
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    Japanese punctuation

    As a rule, a colon informs the reader that what follows proves, clarifies, explains, or simply enumerates elements of what is referred to before. ... Punctuation
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    Chinese Punctuation

    : is the colon (:). ... 中華人民共和國國家標準標點符號用法 The PRC's National Standards on the Usage of Punctuation Marks (Chinese)

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