Hyphenation of semicolon

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word semicolon? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

semi-colon

Definitions of semicolon:

1.	A punctuation mark (` ') used to connect independent clauses Indicates a closer relation than does a period

Synonyms of semicolon:

noun	punctuation, punctuation mark

Last hyphenations of this language

submarined Copp mean-spiritedly cognati ectomeres subluxation hypothesising Lith sublineation dubbins contemporanean subliming fictionary valonia theobromin sublimeness paintry donack sublimely

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.