colons

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈkoʊ.lən/
- /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈkoʊ.lən/

Definition of colons word

noun colons Plural form of colon. 1

Just one definition for colons

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Parts of speech for Colons

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Colons

colons popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

colons usage trend in Literature

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