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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
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