semicolonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsem.iˈkəʊ.lɒn/us/ˈsem.iˌkoʊ.lən/B2 the symbol ; used in writing between two parts of a sentence, usually when each of the two parts could form grammatical sentences on their own. A semicolon can also separate the things in a list.
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