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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
colophon /ˈkɒləf(ə)n/

▶noun

1 a publisher's emblem or imprint.

2 historical a statement at the end of a book giving information about its authorship and printing.

– origin C17: via late L. from Gk kolophōn ‘summit or finishing touch’.

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