semicolon
[sem-i-koh-luh n]
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noun
the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
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When as introduces an example, it is preceded by a semicolon.
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
In the first sentence the semicolon enables us to group the objects enumerated.
"Stops"Paul Allardyce
The semicolon, for instance, is the Greek mark of interrogation.
PunctuationFrederick W. Hamilton
Both the colon and semicolon are much less used now than formerly.
PunctuationFrederick W. Hamilton
The same is true when a colon is used within a group made by a semicolon.
Why We PunctuateWilliam Livingston Klein
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