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Jul 14, 2021

Noun: a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation

Noun: the main part of the large intestine, which passes from the caecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food which has remained undigested

Noun: the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador, equal to 100 centimos in Costa Rica and 100 centavos in El Salvador

Noun: the chief port of Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal; population 87,800 (est. 2009). It was founded in 1850 by the American William Aspinwall (1807–55), after whom it was originally named