semicolon

Etymology

From semi- + colon.

noun

  1. The punctuation mark ;.
    The use of the semicolon has remained contentious and subject to fashion. 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 28

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