Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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punctuation mark | Yes | No | No | No |
semicolon | Yes | No | No | No |
punctuation mark (noun) | semicolon (noun) |
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the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period |