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Colon

/kˈoʊlən/
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(noun) The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

Bogdan Tanjević will resign because of colon cancer.
Bogdan Tanevich resigned because of colon cancer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In punctuation, a ____ is often used to introduce a list of items.

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