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parenthesis

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pa·ren·the·sis  (p-rnth-ss)
n. pl. par·en·the·ses (-sz)
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 forthe amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing" (Margaret Atwood).

[Late Latin, insertion of a letter or syllable in a word, from Greek, from parentithenai, to insert : para-, beside; see para-1 + en-, in; see en in Indo-European roots + tithenai, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

parenthesis [par-en-thiss-iss, -seez]
Noun
pl -ses
1. a word or phrase inserted into a passage, and marked off by brackets or dashes
2. Also called: (bracket) either of a pair of characters ( ), used to enclose such a phrase [Greek: something placed in besides]
parenthetical adj
parenthetically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parenthesisparenthesis - 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 subject
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
Translations
parenthesis [pl parentheses] [pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs, -θɪsiːz] nparéntesis m inv;
in parentheses → entre paréntesis

parenthesis [parentheses , pl ] [pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs, -siːz] nparenthèse f;
in parentheses → entre parenthèses

parenthesis [pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs] [parentheses , pl ] nKlammer f;
in parenthesis → in Klammern

parenthesis [pl parentheses] [pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs, -siːz] nparentesi f inv;
in parentheses → fra parentesi

parenthesis
n parenthesis [pəˈrenθəsis]
1 a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a comment etc and usually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashes etc I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me. hakies كَلِمَه أو جُمْلَة مُعْتَرِضَه вметната дума vsuvka parentes; indskud die Parenthese παρένθεση paréntesis kiilsõna, kiillause جمله معترضه sivuhuomautus parenthèse מַאֲמָר מוּסגָר निक्षेप umetak zárójelbe tett megjegyzés keterangan dalam kurung innskotsorð (innan sviga eða sambærilegra merkja) parentesi 挿入句 삽입구 priedėlis, įterptinis žodis/žodžių junginys iesprausts vārds/vārdu grupa parentesis tussenzin parentes, innskutt bemerkning wtrącenie parêntese 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
2 a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence. hakie أقْواس حَول الكَلام кръгла скоба závorka (kulatá) parentes; klamme die Klammer παρένθεση paréntesis ümarsulg پرانتز sulkumerkki parenthèse סוֹגרַיִים निपेक्षचिह्न, लघु कोष्ठक zagrada (kerek) zárójel tanda kurung svigi parentesi かっこ 둥근괄호 lenktiniai skliaustai apaļās iekavas tanda kurung haakje parentes nawias parêntese paranteză круглая скобка zátvorka (guľatá) oklepaj srednja zagrada parentestecken วงเล็บ ayraç, parantez 圓括號 круглі дужки قوسين ngoặc đơn 括号
adj parenthetical [parənˈθetikəl]
a parenthetical remark. ingevoegde إعْتِراضِيَّه вмъкнат vsunutý parentetisk; indskudt beiläufig παρενθετικός entre paréntesis vahe-, lisa- معترضه؛ پرانتزی lisä- entre parenthèses שֶׁבְּסוֹגרַיִים निक्षिप्त, सन्निविष्ठ umetnut közbevetett dalam kurung til skÿringar; innan sviga (fra parentesi) 挿入句の 삽입 어구의 įterptinis, pridėtinis iesprausts, iestarpināts berparentesis tussen haakjes side(bemerkning), innskutt nawiasowy parentético între paranteze вводный 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
in parentheses
said, written etc as a parenthesis. tussen hakies بَين قوسَيْن в скоби v závorce i parentes bemærket eingeflochten εντός παρενθέσεων entre paréntesis vahemärkusena بصورت جمله معترضه sivumennen sanoen entre 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 괄호 안에 넣어서; 덧붙여 말하면 skliaustuose, įterpiant iekavās; iestarpināts sambil lalu tussen haakjes i parentes w nawiasach 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


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