noun
- punctuation marks (;) used to separate independent clauses or items in a complex list
Usage: plural of semicolon
Examples
- The essay contained too many semicolons for a casual piece of writing.
- She learned how to use semicolons properly in her grammar class.
- Semicolons can connect related independent clauses without a conjunction.
- The list used semicolons to separate items that already contained commas.
- Many students struggle with when to use semicolons versus commas.
- The editor removed several unnecessary semicolons from the manuscript.