semicolons

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A form of semicolon — The punctuation mark ";", which is used to separate two sentences, the latter of which qualifies the former; to separate a series of related clauses or sentences; to separate items in a list where the items themselves include commas; etc.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of semicolon
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semicolons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicolons

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“semicolons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicolons. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semicolons,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicolons.

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