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parenthesis

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Main Entry: pa·ren·the·sis
Pronunciation: \pə-ˈren(t)-thə-səs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pa·ren·the·ses \-ˌsēz\
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, act of inserting, from parentithenai to insert, from para- + en- en- + tithenai to place — more at do
Date: circa 1550

1 a : an amplifying or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation b : a remark or passage that departs from the theme of a discourse : digression
2 : interlude, interval
3 : one or both of the curved marks ( ) used in writing and printing to enclose a parenthetical expression or to group a symbolic unit in a logical or mathematical expression

par·en·thet·i·cal \ˌper-ən-ˈthe-ti-kəl, pa-rən-\ also par·en·thet·ic \-tik\ adjective

par·en·thet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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