semicolon
See also: semi-colon
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
semicolon (plural semicolons or semicola)
- The punctuation mark ;.
- 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 28:
- The use of the semicolon has remained contentious and subject to fashion.
TranslationsEdit
punctuation mark ';'
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See alsoEdit
- dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
- ellipsis ( … )
- exclamation mark ( ! )
- fraction slash ( ⁄ )
- guillemets ( « » ) ( ‹ › )
- hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )
- interpunct ( · )
- interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )
- parentheses ( ( ) )
- period (US) or full stop (Britain) ( . )
- question mark ( ? )
- quotation marks (formal) ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
- quotation marks (informal, computing) ( " ) ( ' )
See alsoEdit
- ; Greek question mark