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semicolons

semicolons is the plural of semicolon.

Meaning of semicolon

Noun

semicolon (plural semicolons or semicola)

  1. The punctuation mark ;.
    • The use of the semicolon has remained contentious and subject to fashion.2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 28

Questions about semicolons

What is semicolons the plural of?
Semicolons is the plural of semicolon.

Words near semicolons in the dictionary

  1. semicoloned
  2. semicolonial
  3. semicolonialism
  4. semicolonialisms
  5. semicolonies
  6. semicolons
  7. semicolony
  8. semicolumn
  9. semicolumnar
  10. semicolumns
  11. semicoma

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