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semicolon

/ˈsɛmikoʊlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
semi-colon
IPA
/ˈsɛmikoʊlən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The punctuation mark ;.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English colon English semicolon From semi- + colon.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/
  • British English: /ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/

Inflected Forms

semicolons (plural) semicola (plural) semi-colon (alternative)

Derived Forms

semicoloned

Phrases

semicolon butterfly curly brackets square bracket exclamation mark fraction slash parentheses (US full stop question mark

Frequently Paired Words

apostrophe curly brackets brace square bracket bracket colon comma dash

Rhymes With

colon solon eidolon stolon mesocolon idolon

Questions

How do you pronounce semicolon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/.
What does semicolon mean?
The punctuation mark ;.
Where does semicolon come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English colon English semicolon From semi- + colon.

How to pronounce semicolon

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