Semicolon definition

Semicolon





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Semicolon \Sem"i*co`lon\, n.
     The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between
     parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked
     by a comma.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  semicolon
       n : a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent
           clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  semicolon
       
          ;
       
          Common: {ITU-T}: semicolon; {semi}.  Rare: weenie; {INTERCAL}:
          hybrid, pit-thwong.
       
       

















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