Parenthesis - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pəˈrenθəsɪs|
Brit.
|pəˈrenθɪsɪs|
noun
- either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
- a message that departs from the main subject (syn: aside, digression, divagation, excursus)
- a message that departs from the main subject (syn: aside, digression, divagation, excursus)
Extra examples
...regarded her husband's brief fling with a coworker as no more than a parethesis in an otherwise solid marriage...
This sentence must be in parentheses.
The figures in parentheses refer to page numbers.
In parenthesis, I should add that the results have not yet been proven.
Word forms
noun
singular: parenthesis
plural: parentheses
singular: parenthesis
plural: parentheses
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