punctuation mark used to mark a break between two complete thoughts or to mark off items in a series when the items themselves contain internal punctuation (such as commas) Sometimes called a strong comma, a semi-colon signals more of a pause than a comma alone, but not the full stop of a period
a punctuation mark (;) used to separate independent clauses or items in a series See for more information: Guide to Grammar and Style Semicolon
a semicolon indicates the equivalent of two commas, so that it is one-half eDuppu or two additional aksharakaalas Thus if srgm becomes s;m then sa is first one count but in the second phrase it takes 3 counts
The character ; used as a punctuation mark indicating a pause longer than the comma and shorter than a period/full stop
a punctuation mark which indicates a pause longer than a comma, but shorter than a colon
The character ; used in various ways in programming languages (for example, to mark the end of a statement in C)
a punctuation mark used to divide (or link) main clauses without using a coordinating conjunction (and/but) and to separate word groups in a series that contains commas
a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period