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A colon is a punctuation mark made of two dots stacked vertically, used in writing to introduce lists, explanations, or quotations that follow. It helps readers understand that what comes next is connected to or clarifies what was just written.
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The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, or a quoted sentence. It is also used between hours and minutes in time, between certain elements in medical journal citations, between chapter and verse in Bible citations, between two numbers in a ratio, and, in the US, for salutations in business letters and other formal letters.
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