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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Colophon \Col"o*phon\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[o^]n), n. [L. colophon finishing stroke, Gr kolofw`n; cf L. culmen top collis hill. Cf {Holm}.] An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and date of publication, printer's name etc., formerly placed on the last page of a book. The colophon, or final description, fell into disuse, and . . . the title page had become the principal direct means of identifying the book. --De Morgan. The book was uninjured from title page to colophon. --Sir W. Scott.
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