semicolon B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ UK /ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/ See IPA manual Freq #62780 Meanings 1 noun The punctuation mark ( ; ), used to link two related sentences or to separate items in a complex list. She used a semicolon to join the two closely related ideas in one sentence. Thesaurus Word family Forms semicolons Etymology From semi- + colon. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # semicolon **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/ **Frequency rank:** 62780 ## Meanings 1. The punctuation mark ( ; ), used to link two related sentences or to separate items in a complex list. ## Examples - She used a semicolon to join the two closely related ideas in one sentence. ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: semi- - half ## Etymology From semi- + colon. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown