What does semicolon mean?

n. A punctuation mark (;) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.

semicolon

🇺🇸 /ˈsemikəʊlən/ 🇬🇧 /ˌsemiˈkəʊlən/

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noun

A punctuation mark (;) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.

Use a semicolon to connect two related sentences.

A punctuation mark (;) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.

Plural semicolons