SEMICOLON


Meaning of SEMICOLON in English

/ ˌsemiˈkəʊlən; NAmE ˈsemikoʊ-/ noun

the mark ( ; ) used to separate the parts of a complicated sentence or items in a detailed list, showing a pause that is longer than a comma but shorter than a full stop / period

—compare colon

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.