punctuation-mark, 1640s, a hybrid coined from Latin-derived semi- + Greek-based colon (n.1). The mark itself was (and is) in Greek the point of interrogation.

A punctuation mark (;) used to connect two related simple sentences together without a conjunction (joining word). Semicolons may separate phrases or clauses that already include commas.

A punctuation marker used to indicate a separation between clauses that is stronger than a comma but less complete than a full stop. Semicolons may separate phrases or clauses that already include com [..]

Punctuation mark providing a stronger break than a comma or replacing a conjunction.

(n) a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

N semicolon

(punctuation mark) a symbol used within a sentence to join two independent clauses. For example, "Trial results were entered into the database; all records were coded to preserve anonymity."

A punctuation marks that looks like `;` Semicolon

  A punctuation mark (;) used to denote a break in continuity that is greater than that, which a comma implies, but less final than that which a period creates. Semi-colons are often used to separate [..]