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co⋅la

1  [koh-luh]
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–noun
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Also, kola.

Origin:
1920–25; sp. var. of kola, extracted from the trademark names of such drinks, as Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, etc.
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co⋅la

2  [koh-luh]
–noun
a pl. of colon.

COLA

  [koh-luh]
–noun
cost-of-living adjustment: an escalator clause, esp. in union contracts, that grants automatic wage increases to cover the rising cost of living due to inflation.

co⋅lon

1  [koh-luhn]
–noun, plural -lons for 1, -la  [-luh] for 2.
1. the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 : : 3 : 6.
2. Classical Prosody. one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.
Origin:
1580–90; < L < Gk kôlon limb, member, clause

co⋅lon

2  [koh-luhn]
–noun, plural -lons, -la  [-luh] .
1. Anatomy. the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.
2. Zoology. the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk kólon large intestine

co⋅lon

3  [koh-lohn; Sp. kaw-lawn]
–noun, plural -lons, Spanish. -lo⋅nes  [-law-nes] .
1. the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: C.
2. a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos.
Origin:
1890–95; < AmerSp, after (Cristobal) Colón (Christopher) Columbus

co⋅lon

4  [koh-lon, kuh-lon]
–noun
a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp. in Algeria.
Origin:
1600–10, in sense “husbandmen”; 1955–60 in present sense; < F < L colōnus colonist
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co·la 1   (kō'lə)   
n.  A carbonated soft drink containing an extract of the cola nut and other flavorings. Also called regionally dope.
co·la 2   (kō'lə)   
n.  Plural of colon1.
co·la 3   (kō'lə)   
n.  A plural of colon2.
co·la 4 also ko·la   (kō'lə)   
n.  Either of two tropical African evergreen plants (Cola acuminata or C. nitida) having reddish fragrant nutlike seeds yielding an extract that contains caffeine and theobromine and is used in carbonated beverages and pharmaceuticals.

[Of West African origin; akin to Temne kla, kola nut.]
COLA  
abbr.  cost-of-living adjustment
co·lon 1   (kō'lən)   
n.   pl. co·lons

    1. A punctuation mark ( : ) used after a word introducing a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series and often after the salutation of a business letter.

    2. The sign ( : ) used between numbers or groups of numbers in expressions of time (2:30 A.M.) and ratios (1:2).

  2. pl. co·la (-lə) A section of a metrical period in quantitative verse, consisting of two to six feet and in Latin verse having one principal accent.


[Latin cōlon, part of a verse, from Greek kōlon, limb, member, metrical unit.]
co·lon 2   (kō'lən)   
n.   pl. co·lons or co·la (-lə)
The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolon, large intestine.]
co·lon'ic (kə-lŏn'ĭk) adj.
cost-of-living adjustment  
n.   Abbr. COLA
An adjustment made in wages that corresponds with a change in the cost of living.
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Cultural Dictionary

colon

The middle and longest part of the large intestine. (See digestive system.)

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Word Origin & History

cola 
1795, "genus of trees native to west Africa, introduced in New World tropics," Latinized form of W.Afr. name of the tree (cf. Temne kola, Mandingo kolo). Meaning "carbonated soft drink" is 1920, short for Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola.

colon  (1)
"punctuation mark," 1550, from Gk. kolon (with a long initial -o-) "part of a verse," lit. "limb," from PIE base *(s)kel- "to bend, crooked." Meaning evolved from "independent clause" to punctuation mark that sets it off.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: COLA
Pronunciation: 'kO-l&
Function: abbreviation
1cost-of-living adjustment
2cost-of-living allowance
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cola
plural of COLON

Main Entry: co·lon
Pronunciation: 'kO-l&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural colons or co·la /-l&/
: the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum
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Medical Dictionary

colon co·lon (kō'lən)
n. pl. co·lons or co·la (-lə)
The division of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

co·lon'ic (kə-lŏn'ĭk) adj.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
COLA

  1. cost-of-living adjustment

  2. cost-of-living allowance

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