SEMICOLON


Meaning of SEMICOLON in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' se-m ē - ˌ k ō -l ə n, ' se- ˌ m ī -, -mi-

Function: noun

Date: 1644

: a punctuation mark ; used chiefly in a coordinating function between major sentence elements (as independent clauses of a compound sentence)

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