(printing, publishing) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on their exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, their own name.

plural of colophon

A historical city in Ancient Greece.

plural of colophone

Alternative form of colophon

Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.

plural of colophony

plural of Colophonian

Of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon.

(historical) A native or inhabitant of the Lydian city of Colophon.