柯林斯詞典semicolon /?s?m??k??l?n/ (semicolons) 1. N-COUNT A semicolon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause. 分號 (;) 返回 semicolon劍橋詞典the symbol ; used in writing between two parts of a sentence , usually when each of the two parts could form grammatical sentences on their own. A semicolon can also separate the things in a list . 分號 返回 semicolon