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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒləfən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colophon.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-colophon.wav Forms: colophons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin colophōn, from Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn, “peak or finishing touch”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|colophōn}} Late Latin colophōn, {{der|en|grc|κολοφών||peak or finishing touch}} Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn, “peak or finishing touch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} colophon (plural colophons)
  1. (printing, publishing) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on their exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, their own name.
    Sense id: en-colophon-en-noun-62J9GebD Categories (other): Printing, Publishing Topics: media, printing, publishing
  2. (printing) A printer's or publisher's identifying inscription or logo appearing at the front or end of a book, or the same appearing on the spine or dust jacket. Translations (printer notice at the end of a book): 版权页 (bǎnquányè) (Chinese Mandarin), achevé d’imprimer [masculine] (French), kolofon (Hungarian), impresszum (Hungarian), kolofons [masculine] (Latvian), kolofon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), colofão [masculine] (Portuguese), концо́вка (koncóvka) [feminine] (Russian), колофо́н (kolofón) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-colophon-en-noun-IeTu2eD8 Categories (other): Printing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Books Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 43 24 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 42 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 33 24 5 5 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 38 21 3 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 24 41 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 45 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 44 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 44 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 23 46 20 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 46 20 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 43 30 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 44 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 41 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 26 44 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 49 22 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 23 44 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 41 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 49 19 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 47 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 43 27 10 Disambiguation of Books: 22 47 21 9 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'printer notice at the end of a book': 38 56 5 1
  3. (by extension, Internet) A page on a website identifying the details of its creation, such as the author's name and the technologies used. Tags: Internet, broadly
    Sense id: en-colophon-en-noun-Ua90asgt Categories (other): Internet
  4. (obsolete) A finishing stroke or crowning touch. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-colophon-en-noun-GmF16ZPh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: colophonist Related terms: colophony (english: rosin), coronis, vignette Translations (end note about author and manuscript): հիշատակարան (hišatakaran) (Armenian), colofon [neuter] (Dutch), kolofono (Esperanto), colophon [masculine] (French), colofón [masculine] (Galician), Kolophon [masculine] (German), colofone (Italian), 奥付 (okuzuke) (Japanese), kolofon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), colofão [masculine] (Portuguese), колофо́н (kolofón) [masculine] (Russian), colofón [masculine] (Spanish), baskı bilgisi (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'end note about author and manuscript': 42 16 37 4

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ.lɔ.fɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-colophon.wav Forms: colophons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin colophōn. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|LL.|colophōn}} Borrowed from Late Latin colophōn Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} colophon m (plural colophons)
  1. colophon, final notice on manuscript Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colophon-fr-noun-CA4z4-0W
  2. colophon, final notice about printer, editor, paper, etc., with bibliophilic information Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colophon-fr-noun-~WlWN5ZI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈko.lo.pʰoːn/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔɫ̪ɔpʰoːn] [Classical-Latin], /ˈko.lo.fon/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkɔːlofon] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κολοφών}} Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn) Head templates: {{la-noun|colophōn<3>|g=m}} colophōn m (genitive colophōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|colophōn<3>}} Forms: colophōn [canonical, masculine], colophōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], colophōn [nominative, singular], colophōnēs [nominative, plural], colophōnis [genitive, singular], colophōnum [genitive, plural], colophōnī [dative, singular], colophōnibus [dative, plural], colophōnem [accusative, singular], colophōnēs [accusative, plural], colophōne [ablative, singular], colophōnibus [ablative, plural], colophōn [singular, vocative], colophōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. summit, peak Tags: declension-3 Related terms: Colophon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "summit, peak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "summit",
          "summit"
        ],
        [
          "peak",
          "peak"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈko.lo.pʰoːn/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔɫ̪ɔpʰoːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈko.lo.fon/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔːlofon]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "colophon"
}

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