Either, A. you mean the part of a persons body, which would mean colon would be a noun. You might, however, be talking about the symbol (:), which used as a Word would be a noun as well. However, a colon, when used in a sentence, is not a part of speech, it is a different category of grammar called punctuation. A colon is used to give a subtitle, to give the time of day, or to announce a date.
Examples:
The first examples (which is actually the heading) announces that I will give examples of colon usage.
Power Rangers: The Movie
In the second example, the colon is announcing that the program about the Power Rangers you are about to watch is the Power Rangers Movie.
Date: January 2nd, 2012
The third example shows that a colon can be used to announce what the date is.
11:30 P.M.
The fourth and final example shows that a colon goes between the hour and the minute in the time of day.
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