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colophon
1[ kol-uh-fon, -fuhn ]
noun
- a publisher's or printer's distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
- an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title or subject of the work, its author, the name of the printer or publisher, and the date and place of publication.
Colophon
2[ kol-uh-fon ]
noun
- an ancient city in Asia Minor: one of the 12 Ionian cities banded together in the 8th century b.c.: largely depopulated in 286 b.c.
colophon
/ -fən; ˈkɒləˌfɒn /
noun
- a publisher's emblem on a book
- (formerly) an inscription at the end of a book showing the title, printer, date, etc
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³¦´Ç±ôo·±è³ó´Ç²Ôi³¦ adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of colophon1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of colophon1
Example Sentences
The differences between the editions, which begin with the colophon, include extended or altered scenes and three distinct endings.
“Marriage Vacation†was published earlier this month, by Simon & Schuster—though Millennial’s colophon appears on the spine, too.
The creation date in the quest’s colophon said it had been launched several years after Halliday’s death, which meant it couldn’t have any relation to the contest.
Any student of colophons — or of those pull-down menus listing digital typefaces — will recognize the name Bodoni, the 18th-century printer and immensely influential type designer.
Avon, one of the most resolutely down-market of the major paperback imprints, used an image of Shakespeare’s head as a colophon.
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