Semicolon

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒsemiˈkəʊlÉ™n/
• US IPA: /ˈsemikoÊŠlÉ™n/

Alternative forms

• semi-colon

Origin

From - + colon.

Full definition of semicolon

Noun

1. The punctuation mark ';' .A semicolon is followed by an initial lower-case letter (unless for proper nouns).