Semicolon vs. Colon
Semicolonnoun
The punctuation mark ;.
Semicolonnoun
The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma.
Semicolonnoun
a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
Semicolon
The semicolon or semi-colon ; 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.
Colonnoun
The punctuation mark ":".
Colonnoun
(rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
Colonnoun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
Colonnoun
(palaeography) A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
Colonnoun
(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus
Colonnoun
(obsolete) A husbandman.
Colonnoun
A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
Colonnoun
That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum. [See Illust. of Digestion.]
Colonnoun
A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.
Colonnoun
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
Colonnoun
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
Colonnoun
the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
Colonnoun
a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
Colonnoun
a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
