semicolon

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semicolon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

semicolon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  semicolon
      n 1: a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent
           clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

semicolon - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

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