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parenthesis

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parenthesis


Main Entry:
pa·ren·the·sis Listen to the pronunciation of parenthesis
Pronunciation:
\pə-ˈren(t)-thə-səs\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural pa·ren·the·ses Listen to the pronunciation of parentheses \-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 : digression2: interlude, interval3: 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 Listen to the pronunciation of parenthetical \ˌper-ən-ˈthe-ti-kəl, pa-rən-\ also par·en·thet·ic Listen to the pronunciation of parenthetic \-tik\ adjective
par·en·thet·i·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of parenthetically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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