Rules & Observations. The semi-colon is useful when you need a sentence to shift or surprise; to be modified or amended; it allows a generosity, lyricism and ambiguity to creep into the sentence structure. So, yes, it can also be the sign of a self-indulgent writer and should be used with care..
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Athenian(Adjective) Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece. 2  Athenian(Adjective) Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena. 3  Athenian(ProperNoun) An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation) and Platon (disambiguation). Plato (/ËpleÉªtoÊ/; Greek: ÏÎ»Î¬ÏÏÎ½ PlÃ¡tÅn, pronounced [plÃ¡.tÉËn] in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 â 348/347 BCE) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.