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Definition of colophon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colophon

noun
 
/ˈkɒləfən/
 
/ˈkɑːləfən/
(specialist)
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  1. the name or symbol of a publisher that is printed on a book
    Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting a finishing touch): via late Latin from Greek kolophōn ‘summit or finishing touch’.
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