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Colophon Definition & Meaning

colophon
noun
  1. a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

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What does colophon mean?
a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)
What part of speech is colophon?
Colophon is a noun.

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