"triangular colon" meaning in All languages combined

See triangular colon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: triangular colons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} triangular colon (plural triangular colons)
  1. A diacritical mark (ː), used in IPA, consisting of two triangles, and marking the preceding phoneme as long. Synonyms: long-vowel mark, colon [rare] Related terms: ː
    Sense id: en-triangular_colon-en-noun-htJxQbGv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Diacritical marks

Inflected forms

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