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The semicolon; (or semi-colon [1]) is a symbol commonly used as orthographic punctuation. In the English language , a semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought, such as when restating the preceding idea with a different expression.
This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters. For other languages and symbol sets (especially in mathematics and science), see below
EDIT: As of June 2011, round corners will display also on Internet Explorer 9 To add round corners to a box or frame, include the {{Round corners}}; template (just as shown, including semi-colon) as a style parameter. Note that the element to be rounded must have a border in the first place.
This template counts the number of words that goes into its first parameter. It serves as a basic word count function in areas where word count is important (such as Arbitration Committee statements, etc.)
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The bulleted list can be indented further by prepending other asterisks colon ** or two *** or three **** (etc.), for more indentation, each of which creates a new unordered list. Template:Indent and similar templates offer an accessible-friendly means of creating visual indentations without changing the bullet appearance.
To list terms and definitions, start a new line with a semicolon (;) followed by the term. Then, type a colon (:) followed by a definition. The format can also be used for other purposes, such as make and models of vehicles, etc. Description lists (formerly definition lists, and a.k.a. association lists) consist of group names corresponding to ...
This wiki template is to ease the use of text counting within Word Association Game. {{Wikipedia:Department of Fun/Word Count}} produces the following text: Word count is / as of word: . The parameters must be set, otherwise it produces a dull text.