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hyphen vs. semicolon

hyphen
[hahy-fuhn] / ˈhaɪ fən /

noun

hyphens plural

  1. a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.

verb (used with object)

hyphens, present (3rd person singular) hyphened, past participle, past hyphening present participle

  1. hyphenate.

semicolon
[sem-i-koh-luhn] / ˈsɛm ɪˌkoʊ lən /

noun

semicolons plural

  1. 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.