Semicolon vs. Colon

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  • Semicolon

    The semicolon or semi-colon (;) is a punctuation mark that separates major sentence elements. A semicolon can be used between two closely related independent clauses, provided they are not already joined by a coordinating conjunction. Semicolons can also be used in place of commas to separate the items in a list, particularly when the elements of that list contain commas.

Wikipedia
  • Semicolon (noun)

    The punctuation mark ;.

  • Colon (noun)

    The punctuation mark “:”.

  • Colon (noun)

    The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

  • Colon (noun)

    A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

  • Colon (noun)

    A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

  • Colon (noun)

    Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus

  • Colon (noun)

    A husbandman.

  • Colon (noun)

    A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

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