semicolon

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Synonyms: semi colon, semi-colon, semicolons, semicolumn, semillon, semicon

Antonyms: semi colon, semi-colon, semicolons, semicolumn, semillon, semicon

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q104394}}{{lb|en|orthography}} The [[punctuation mark]] "{{l|mul|;}}", which is [[use#Verb|used]] to [[separate#Verb|separate]] [[two#Numeral|two]] [[sentence#Noun|sentences]], the [[latter#Noun|latter]] of which [[qualify|qualifies]] the [[former#Noun|former]]; to separate a [[series]] of [[related#Adjective|related]] [[clause#Noun|clauses]] or sentences; to separate [[item#Noun|items]] in a [[list#Noun|list]] where the items themselves include [[comma#Noun|commas]]; etc.

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