Parentheses Meaning and Definition


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Parentheses meaning

Word: Parentheses

How to pronounce: pəˈrenθɪsɪs

Noun

Definitions:

1. A word or phrase inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by brackets, dashes, or commas.

Example sentences: "In a challenging parenthesis, Wordsworth comments on the evil effects of contemporary developments"

2. An interlude or interval.

Example sentences: "The three months of coalition government were a lamentable political parenthesis"


Synonyms:

bracket

square bracket

interlude

digression


Derivations:

parenthetical

parenthesized

parenthetic

parenthesize


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Parentheses in Other Languages...

Spanish:

German: Klammern

French: Parenthèse

Italian:

Turkish: Parantez


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