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  2. Semicolon - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    The end of a sentence. ¶ Pilcrow: Paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, alinea, or blind P: Section sign ('Silcrow') ⌑ Pillow (non-Unicode name) 'Pillow' is an informal nick-name for the 'Square lozenge' in the travel industry. The generic currency sign is superficially similar | Pipe (non-Unicode name) (Unicode name is "vertical bar ...

  4. English punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Punctuation in the English language helps the reader to understand a sentence through visual means other than just the letters of the alphabet. [1] English punctuation has two complementary aspects: phonological punctuation, linked to how the sentence can be read aloud, particularly to pausing; [2] and grammatical punctuation, linked to the structure of the sentence. [3]

  5. Semicolon Tattoo: A Small Symbol With A Powerful Story

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    A semicolon tattoo on a wrist with a quote from Project Semicolon: "The sentence is your life and the author is you," symbolizing hope and resilience. Image credits: @projsemicolon

  6. Here’s When You Should Use a Semicolon

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  7. Lexical analysis - Wikipedia

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    Semicolon insertion is a feature of BCPL and its distant descendant Go, [8] though it is absent in B or C. [9] Semicolon insertion is present in JavaScript, though the rules are somewhat complex and much-criticized; to avoid bugs, some recommend always using semicolons, while others use initial semicolons, termed defensive semicolons, at the ...

  8. Help:Wikitext - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Compound point - Wikipedia

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    The compound point is an obsolete typographical construction. Keith Houston reported that this form of punctuation doubling, which involved the comma dash (,—), the semicolon dash (;—), the colon dash, or "dog's bollocks" (:—), and less often the stop-dash (.—) arose in the seventeenth century, citing examples from as early as 1622 (in an edition of Othello).