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Noun: semicolon  'se-mI,kow-lun or ,se-mee'kow,lón
  1. A punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

Derived forms: semicolons

Type of: punctuation, punctuation mark [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Semicolon

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