Complete Definition of "semicolon"

punctuation marks
English

Noun
en-noun

  1. typography The character ; used as a punctuation mark indicating a pause longer than the comma and shorter than a period/full stop.
  2. typography The character ; used in various ways in programming languages (for example, to mark the end of a statement in C).

Alternative spellings
semi-colon

Related terms
rfc-level|Related terms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
colon

Translations
trans-top|punctuation mark indicating a pause longer than the comma
Czech: t-|cs|st�edník|m
Finnish: t+|fi|puolipiste
trans-mid
Greek: t-|el|άν� �ελεία|f|scGrek (áno teleía), t+|el|ε���ημα�ικ�|n|scGrek (erotimatikó)
Romanian: t|ro|punct �i virgul�
Russian: �о�ка � зап��ой (tó�ka s zapjatój) f
Slovene: podpi�je n
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trans-top| The character ; used in various ways in programming languages
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|punct �i virgul�
Russian: �о�ка � зап��ой (tó�ka s zapjatój) f
Slovene: podpi�je n
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: kommapunt, puntkomma
ttbc|Esperanto: punktokomo
ttbc|French: point-virgule m
ttbc|German: Semikolon m
ttbc|Interlingua: puncto e virgula
ttbc|Italian: punto e virgola m
ttbc|Polish: �rednik m
ttbc|Portuguese: ponto-e-vírgula m
ttbc|Slovak: bodko�iarka f
ttbc|Spanish: punto y coma m
ttbc|Swedish: semikolon

See also
; Greek question mark

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