Colon

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (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.

(2): (n.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A town at the Atlantic terminus of the Panama Railway. See Aspinwall .