Semicolon
/ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The punctuation mark ;.
"The use of the semicolon has remained contentious and subject to fashion."
- 2 a punctuation mark (‘;’) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period wordnet
Example
More examples"What the hell is a semicolon for anyway?"
Etymology
From semi- + colon.