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semicolons

noun
USSEM-ee-koh-luhnz/ˈsɛmikoʊlənz/UKsem-ee-KOH-luhnz/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlənz/

1 meaning of semicolons

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of semicolon. Use this form when you mean more than one of these punctuation marks.

    Her essay was full of long sentences linked by semicolons.

    The teacher showed us how to use semicolons between two complete ideas.

    Note

semicolons is a form of semicolon

semicolon, noun: A punctuation mark, a dot over a comma, that joins two sentences or splits long lists. Full entry

Forms
semicolonsemicolons pluralsemicola plural
Spelling
semicolon → semicolons: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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