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colophon Definition

colo·phon (käl′ə fən, -fän′)

noun

  1. a notation often placed in a book, at the end, giving facts about its production
  2. ☆ the distinctive emblem of the publisher, as on the title page or cover of a book

Etymology: LL < Gr kolophōn, summit, top, end: see column

colophon Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • read: Printer's mark and colophon read: 'Edinburgh: Printed by Andrew Jack, & Co.

Preposition: in

  • vols: Printer's marks of Samuel Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street with colophons in vols.