Semicolon

[,semɪ'kəʊlən;-'kəʊlɒn] or ['sɛmɪkolən]

(noun.) a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.

Inputed by Jarvis--From WordNet

(n.) The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma.

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