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punctuation vs semicolon

semicolon vs punctuation

punctuation and semicolon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
punctuation Yes No No No
semicolon Yes No No No
As nouns, semicolon is a hyponym of punctuation; that is, semicolon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than punctuation:
  • punctuation: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
  • semicolon: a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
Other hyponyms of punctuation include ampersand, apostrophe, brace, bracket, square bracket, angle bracket, bracket, colon, comma, exclamation mark, exclamation point, dash, hyphen, parenthesis, full point, full stop, period, point, stop, interrogation point, question mark, inverted comma, quotation mark, quote, diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule, swung dash.
punctuation (noun) semicolon (noun)
the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
Difference between punctuation and semicolon

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