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Meaning of Semicolon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən

Definitions

The punctuation mark ;.

Equivalents

العربية ؛ الفارزة المنقوطة فاصلة منقوطة
Беларуская кропка з коскай
Català punt i coma
Čeština středník
Cymraeg hanner colon
Dansk semikolon
Deutsch Semikolon Strichpunkt
Ελληνικά άνω τελεία ερωτηματικό
Esperanto punktokomo
Español punto y coma
Eesti semikoolon
Suomi puolipiste
Français point-virgule
Gàidhlig leth-chòilean
עברית נקודה ופסיק
Magyar pontosvessző
Հայերեն կետ-ստորակետ
Bahasa Indonesia tanda titik koma
Italiano punto e virgola
日本語 ; セミコロン
Қазақша нүктелі үтір
한국어 세미콜론 쌍반점
Lietuvių kabliataškis
Latviešu semikols
Македонски точка-запирка
Монгол цэгтэй таслал
Nederlands kommapunt puntkomma
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬਿੰਦੀ ਕਾਮਾ
Polski średnik
Português ponto e vírgula
Română punct și virgulă
Русский точка с запятой
Slovenčina bodkočiarka
Slovenščina podpičje
Svenska semikolon
Kiswahili alama ya nuktamkato nukta mkato
தமிழ் அரைப்புள்ளி
ไทย อัฒภาค
Tagalog tuldok-kuwit
Türkçe noktalı virgül
Tiếng Việt dấu chấm phẩy

Examples

“The use of the semicolon has remained contentious and subject to fashion.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

semicolon butterfly semicolonialism Semicolons semicolony semicolumn semicoma

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