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
