how to pronounce semicolon

/ˌsɛm.iˈkəʊ.lɒn/

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the above transcription of semicolon is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

semicolon is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of semicolon in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meanings of semicolon

noun:

The punctuation mark ;.

semicolon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word semicolon occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics semicolon can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that semicolon can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words that rhyme with semicolon

colon