the mark ( ; ) used to separate the parts of a complicated sentence or items in a detailed list, showing a pause that is longer than a COMMA but shorter than a FULLSTOP
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of semicolon come from?
This entry for semicolon is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is semicolon a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, semicolon is tagged as noun.
Does semicolon appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — semicolon appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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