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par·en·thet·i·cal

 (păr′ən-thĕt′ĭ-kəl)
adj. alsopar·en·thet·ic(-ĭk)
1. Set off within or as if within parentheses; qualifying or explanatory:a parenthetical remark.
2. Using or containing parentheses.
n.
A parenthetical word, phrase, or remark.
par′en·thet′i·cal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.parenthetical - an expression in parenthesesparenthetical - an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals"
adjunct - a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
Adj.1.parenthetical - qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"
incidental,incident - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"
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parenthetical

parenthetic
adjectiveinterposed,incidental,explanatory,qualifying,inserted,bracketed,extraneous,extrinsicHe kept interrupting his story with parenthetical remarks.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

parenthetical

adjective
Marked by or given to digression:
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Translations
إعْتِراضِيَّه
vsunutý
indskudt
közbevetett
til skÿringar; innan sviga
vsunutý
ara söz ile ilgili

parenthetical

[ˌpærənˈθetɪkəl]ADJ →entreparéntesis
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

parenthetical

adj →beiläufig;could I make oneparenthetical comment? →darf ich eineBemerkungeinflechten?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

parenthetical

[ˌpærənˈθɛtɪk/əl]adj (clause) →parentetico/a; (statement) →fraparentesi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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