Semicolon

n.

1.

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

Noun

1.

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

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

punctuation, punctuation mark