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Noun: semicolon  'se-mI`kow-lun or `se-mee'kow`lón
  1. A punctuation mark (';') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

Derived forms: semicolons

Type of: punctuation, punctuation mark

Encyclopedia: Semicolon

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semicircle
semicircular
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semicircular canal
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semicolon
semicoma
semicomatose
semiconducting
semiconducting material
semiconductive
semiconductor
semiconductor device
semiconductor diode
semiconductor unit
semiconscious