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pa·ren·the·sis

 (pə-rĕn′thĭ-sĭs)
n.pl.par·en·the·ses(-sēz′)
1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
2.
a. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
b. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.
3. An interruption of continuity; an interval:"This is one of the things I wasn't prepared for—the amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing"(Margaret Atwood).

[Late Latin,insertion of a letter or syllable in a word, from Greek, fromparentithenai,to insert :para-,beside; see para-1 +en-,in; seeen inIndo-European roots +tithenai,to put; seedhē- inIndo-European roots.]
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parenthesis

(pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs)
n,pl-ses (-ˌsiːz)
1. (Grammar) a phrase, often explanatory or qualifying, inserted into a passage with which it is not grammatically connected, and marked off by brackets, dashes, etc
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called:bracket either of a pair of characters, (), used to enclose such a phrase or as a sign of aggregation in mathematical or logical expressions
3.an intervening occurrence; interlude; interval
4. (Grammar)in parenthesisinserted as a parenthesis
[C16: via Late Latin from Greek: something placed in besides, fromparentithenai, from para-1 + en-2 +tithenai to put]
parenthetic,ˌparenˈtheticaladj
ˌparenˈtheticallyadv
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pa•ren•the•sis

(pəˈrɛn θə sɪs)

n.,pl.-ses (-ˌsiz)
1. either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics or symbolic logic, etc.
2. Usu.,parentheses. the material contained within these marks.
3. a qualifying, explanatory, or appositive word, phrase, or clause that interrupts a syntactic construction without otherwise affecting it, set off in speech by intonation and in writing by commas, parentheses, or dashes, as Bill Smith - you've met him - is coming tonight.
4. an interval.
[1560–70; < Late Latin < Greekparénthesis a putting in beside. Seepar-,en-2,thesis]
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parenthesis

An expression in which something is inserted into a phrase or sentence that would be complete without it.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.parenthesis - either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual materialparenthesis - either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
punctuation mark,punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
2.parenthesis - a message that departs from the main subjectparenthesis - a message that departs from the main subject
subject matter,content,message,substance - what a communication that is about something is about
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parenthesis

noun
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Translations
أقْواس حَول الكَلامكَلِمَه أو جُمْلَة مُعْتَرِضَه
závorkavsuvka
indskudklammeparentes
sulkeetsulkumerkki
zagrada
kerek zárójelzárójelzárójelbe tett megjegyzés
innskotsorîsvigi
įterpiantįterptinisįterptinis žodisįterptinis žodžių junginyslenktiniai skliaustai
apaļās iekavasiesprausts vārds/vārdu grupa
parentézavsuvka
parentes
ara sözayraçparantez

parenthesis

[pəˈrenθɪsɪs]N (parentheses (pl))[pəˈrenθɪsiːz]paréntesism inv
in parenthesisentreparéntesis
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parenthesis

[pəˈrɛnθəsɪs] [parentheses][pəˈrɛnθəsiːz] (pl)nparenthèsef
in parentheses, in parenthesis →entre parenthèses
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parenthesis

n pl <parentheses> →Klammer (→zeichennt)f, →Parenthesef;(= words, statement)Einschubm, →Parenthesef;in parenthesesin (runden)Klammern;could I just say inparenthesis that …darf ich vielleichteinflechten, dass …
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parenthesis

[pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs]n (parentheses (pl))[pəˈrɛnθɪsiːz‘]parentesif inv
in parentheses →fraparentesi
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parenthesis

(pəˈrenθəsis)pluralpaˈrentheses (-siːz) noun
1. a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a commentetc andusually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashesetc.I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me. hakies كَلِمَه أو جُمْلَة مُعْتَرِضَه вметната дума parêntese vsuvka die Parenthese parentes; indskudπαρένθεσηparéntesis kiilsõna, kiillause جمله معترضه sivuhuomautusparenthèse מַאֲמָר מוּסגָר निक्षेप umetak zárójelbe tett megjegyzés keterangan dalam kurung innskotsorð (innan sviga eða sambærilegra merkja)parentesi 挿入句 삽입 어구 priedėlis, įterptinis žodis/žodžių junginys iesprausts vārds/vārdu grupa parentesistussenzinparentes,innskutt bemerkning wtrącenie معترضه جمله، دوه ليندۍ، قوسونهparêntese paran­teză вводное слово/ предложение vsuvka, parentéza vrinek umetnuta reč parentes ข้อความแทรกในวงเล็บ ara söz 插入語 вставне слово, речення جملۂ معترضہ thành phần trong ngoặc đơn插入语
2. a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence. hakie أقْواس حَول الكَلام кръгла скоба parêntese závorka (kulatá) die Klammer parentes; klammeπαρένθεσηparéntesis ümarsulg پرانتز sulkumerkkiparenthèseסוגריים निपेक्षचिह्न, लघु कोष्ठक zagrada (kerek) zárójel tanda kurung svigiparentesi かっこ 괄호 lenktiniai skliaustai apaļās iekavas tanda kurunghaakjeparentesnawias قوسونهparêntese paranteză круглая скобка zátvorka (guľatá) oklepaj srednja zagrada parentestecken วงเล็บ ayraç,parantez 圓括號 круглі дужки قوسين ngoặc đơn圆括号
parenthetical (parənˈθetikəl) adjective
a parenthetical remark. ingevoegde إعْتِراضِيَّه вмъкнат parentético vsunutýbeiläufig parentetisk; indskudt παρενθετικός entre paréntesis vahe-, lisa- معترضه؛ پرانتزی selittäväentre parenthèses שֶׁבְּסוֹגרַיִים निक्षिप्त, सन्निविष्ठ umetnut közbevetett dalam kurung til skÿringar; innan sviga (fra parentesi) 挿入句の 삽입 어구의 įterptinis, pridėtinis iesprausts, iestarpināts berparentesistussen haakjesside,innskutt nawiasowy معترضه parentético între parantezeвводный vsunutý vrinjen umetnut parentetisk เกี่ยวกับวงเล็บ ara söz ile ilgili 插入語的 вставний; взятий в дужки جملۂ معترضہ کے طور پر nằm trong ngoặc đơn插入语的
in parentheses
said, writtenetc as a parenthesis. tussen hakies بَين قوسَيْن в скоби entre parênteses v závorceeingeflochten i parentes bemærket εντός παρενθέσεων entre paréntesis vahemärkusena بصورت جمله معترضه sulkeissaentre parenthèses בְּסוֹגרַיִים निक्षेप के रूप में कहा गया या लिखा गया dodatak zárójelben dalam kurung sem innskotsorð; innan sviga fra parentesi かっこに入れて 덧붙여 말하자면 skliaustuose, įterpiant iekavās; iestarpināts sambil lalutussen haakjesi parentes w nawiasach د قوس په منځ كښې entre parênteses între paranteze в скобках v zátvorkách v oklepaju u zagradi inom parentes เขียนไว้ในวงเล็บ parantez içinde 括入括號內 вставний; взятий в дужки جملۂ معترضہ کے بطور chú thích括入括号内
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