English Explanatory Dictionary

semicolon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The punctuation mark ;.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/ /-ˈkəʊlɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-semicolon.wav /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/

Word forms

semicolon semicolons semicola semi-colon

Etymology

From semi- + colon.

Related words

apostrophe curly brackets brace square bracket bracket colon comma dash ellipsis exclamation mark fraction slash guillemet hyphen interpunct interrobang parentheses (US Canada) full stop period question mark quotation marks slash stroke space Greek question mark

Derived words

semicolon butterfly semicoloned
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