semicolon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sem·i·co·lon, semi-colon /ˌsemiˈkəʊlən $ ˈsemiˌkoʊlən/ ●●○ noun [countable] SLGa punctuation mark (;) used to separate different parts of a sentence or list 分号
Examples from the Corpus
semicolon• Whenever you use a semicolon, note that you also had the option of using a full stop instead.• A semicolon following a prompt string is an acceptable alternative to a comma.• But play around a little, using colons, dashes, semicolons, and ellipses-among others.• Rather it was a fiery punctuation mark, a coal-like comma, or salamander semicolon, in a continuing story.• A spurious semicolon has lost its defiant power to separate life from death.• Using subscript comma and subscript semicolon notation a standard space-time derivative is written whilst a covariant derivative is written.• It is also possible to combine sentences using semicolons.sem·i·co·lon nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus punctuation different parts a of to (;) used separate mark
semicolon
sem‧i‧co‧lon
, ˌsemi-ˈcolon /ˌsemiˈkəʊlən $ ˈsemiˌkoʊlən/ noun [countable]
a punctuation mark (;) used to separate different parts of a sentence or list
■ types of punctuation mark
▪apostrophe the sign ' that is used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in don’t, or used before ‘s’ to show that something belongs to someone or something, as in Mark’s dog
▪brackets British English, parentheses AmE and BrE formal a pair of signs used for enclosing information that interrupts a sentence
▪colon the sign : that is used to introduce an explanation, example, quotation etc
▪semicolon the sign ; that is used to separate words in a list, or different parts of a sentence that can be understood separately
▪comma the sign , that is used to separate things in a list, or between two clauses in a sentence
▪hyphen the sign – that is used to join words or syllables
▪dash the sign — that is used to separate two closely related parts of a sentence, especially in more informal English
▪full stop British English, period American English the sign . that is used to mark the end of a sentence or the short form of a word
▪exclamation mark British English, exclamation point American English the sign ! that is used after a sentence or word that expresses surprise, anger, or excitement
▪question mark the sign ? that is used at the end of a question
▪quotation marks (also inverted commas British English) a pair of signs ‘ and ’ that are put around words, especially to show that you are quoting what someone has said
sem‧i‧co‧lon
, ˌsemi-ˈcolon /ˌsemiˈkəʊlən $ ˈsemiˌkoʊlən/ noun [countable]a punctuation mark (;) used to separate different parts of a sentence or list
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