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2 words match “SEMICOLON”

SEMICOLON n.
The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma.
POINT n.
to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. Chaucer. Commas and points they set exactly right. Pope.