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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•en•thet•ic (par′ən thet′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis:several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- characterized by the use of parentheses.
Also, par′en•thet′i•cal. - Greek parénthet(os) interpolated (verbid of parentithénai, equivalent. to par- par- + en- en-2 + the-, variant stem of tithénai to put + -tos verb, verbal adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ic + -al1
- back formation from parenthetical 1770–80
par′en•thet′i•cal′i•ty par′en•thet′i•cal•ness, n. par′en•thet′i•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ren•the•sis /pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ses /-ˌsiz/.USA pronunciation - Printingeither or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an extra remark that interrupts, explains, or adds to what was said.
- Grammara word or phrase that interrupts, or adds something in this way, signaled in speech by intonation and in writing by commas, parentheses, or dashes, as Bill Smith—you've met him—is coming tonight.
par•en•thet•ic /ˌpærənˈθɛtɪk/USA pronunciation par•en•thet•i•cal, adj.: He made a parenthetic(al) remark about how he never made good speeches, then continued with his speech.See -par-, -thes-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ren•the•sis (pə ren′thə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation - Printingeither 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 and symbolic logic, etc.
- Usually, parentheses. the material contained within these marks.
- Grammara qualifying, explanatory, or appositive word, phrase, clause, or sentence that interrupts a syntactic construction without otherwise affecting it, having often a characteristic intonation and indicated in writing by commas, parentheses, or dashes, as in William Smith—you must know him—is coming tonight.
- an interval.
- Greek parénthesis a putting in beside. See par-, en-2, thesis
- Late Latin
- 1560–70
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