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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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