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semicolon
DEFINITIONS OF:
semicolon
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n
a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
Type of:
punctuation
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punctuation mark
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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