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Definition of Semicolon

1. Noun. A punctuation mark (';') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.

Definition of Semicolon

1. n. The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma.

Definition of Semicolon

1. Noun. The punctuation mark ''' ';' '''. ¹

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Definition of Semicolon

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Semicolon

Literary usage of Semicolon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style Into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (2005)
"Perhaps Walsh penned this name for the semicolon because it can join two ... Student Error Behind the Error What the semicolon's anxious supporters fret ..."

2. The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown (1851)
"But, according to Rule 1st for the semicolon, " When two or more complex member«, ... Therefore, the pause after "fruit " should be marked by a semicolon. ..."

3. The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged: With Forms of by Goold Brown, Henry Kiddle (1872)
"OF THE semicolon. The semicolon is used to separate those parts of a compound sentence, which are neither so closely connected as those which are ..."

4. The Institutes of English Grammar Methodically Arranged: With Forms of by Goold Brown, Henry Kiddle (1873)
"OF THE semicolon". The semicolon is used to separate those parts of a compound sentence, which are neither so closely connected as those which are ..."

5. The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged: With Forms of by Goold Brown, Henry Kiddle (1873)
"When several compound members, some or all of which require the comma, are constructed into a period, they are generally separated by the semicolon : as, ..."

6. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"The semicolon is placed between the members of a sentence which are not so closely ... A semicolon is put between two parts of a sentence when these are ..."

7. The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged: With Examples for by Goold Brown (1851)
"OF THE semicolon. The semicolon is used to separate .those parts of a compound sentence, which are neither so closely connected as those which are ..."

8. A Manual of Composition and Rhetoric: A Text-book for Schools and Colleges by John Seely Hart (1892)
"THE semicolon. The semicolon marks a division of a sentence somewhat larger and more complex than that marked by a comma. Note. The word is compounded of ..."

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