semicolon
/ˌsɛmɪˈkəʊlən
/ /ˌsɛmɪˈkəʊlɒn/noun
A punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.Most letters would be vastly improved if they contained some short, even one-word sentences; and some change-of-pace punctuation like semicolons, dashes, question marks....
- I took my sit in Creative Writing and listened as Mr. Thompson lectured the class on when to use commas and semicolons when writing a story.
- Eddie finds himself without much to do - Ted's books tend to run about 500 words, and he keeps the kid busy retyping the thing, changing a comma to a semicolon and back again.
Rhymes
- person
- -person
- persona
- personable
- personableness
- personably
- persona designata
- personage
- persona grata
- personal
- personal action
- personal ad
- personal advertisement
- personal alarm
- personal allowance
- personal appearance
- personal assistant
- personal banker
- personal best
- personal bill
- personal call
- personal caller
- personal column
- personal computer
- personal computing