Dictionary Entry

semicolon

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/Used In Literature ↓

The punctuation mark ;.

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Common Phrases

. semicolonbetween semicolonsemicolon missingsemicolon terminatingsemicolon insert

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Poetry examples for “semicolon”

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P. 201: l. 4035. For the comma substitute a semicolon.

[1 Picture; ... farewell, _Ed:_ Picture, ... farewell; _1633:_
_rest semicolon or colon after each_]