Semicolons is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SEMICOLONS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• SEMICOLON, the punctuation mark (;) indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma
• a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a punctuation mark; used chiefly in a coordinating function between major sentence elements (as independent clauses of a compound sentence)

Words related to SEMICOLONS

semicolon13

How to use SEMICOLONS in a sentence

• They might be separated by commas, if semicolons were put where the commas now are.
• When the members of a compound sentence are long or are not closely connected, semicolons should be used to separate them.
• When the members of a compound sentence themselves contain commas, they should be separated from one another by semicolons.
• When a series of distinct statements all have a common dependence on what precedes or follows them, they may be separated from each other by semicolons.
• The colon is used to separate the different members of a compound sentence, when they themselves are divided by semicolons.
• In particular, her dashes, often small enough to appear as dots, became commas and semi-colons.

Similar words containing COLON without suffix s and without prefix semi

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