punctuation marks
English
Noun
en-noun
- typography The character ; used as a punctuation mark indicating a pause longer than the comma and shorter than a period/full stop.
- 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|stÅ�ednÃk|m
Finnish: t+|fi|puolipiste
trans-mid
Greek: t-|el|άνÏ� Ï�ελεία|f|scGrek (áno teleÃa), t+|el|εÏ�Ï�Ï�ημαÏ�ικÏ�|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
trans-bottom
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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-vÃrgula m
ttbc|Slovak: bodko�iarka f
ttbc|Spanish: punto y coma m
ttbc|Swedish: semikolon
See also
; Greek question mark
fr:semicolon
io:semicolon
it:semicolon
pt:semicolon
ru:semicolon
fi:semicolon
ta:semicolon
te:semicolon
vi:semicolon
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