Noun: semicolon 'se-mI,kow-lun or ,se-mee'kow,lón
- A punctuation mark (';') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
"The writer used a semicolon to join two closely related sentences: 'I love cooking; it relaxes me'"
Derived forms: semicolons
Type of: punctuation, punctuation mark [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Semicolon