pa·ren·the·sis
 parenthesis
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- pronunciation:
- p
ren
th
sihs
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part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
parentheses |
definition: |
either of a pair of punctuation marks ( ). They are used to enclose information that is not part of the main sentence. They are also used to set apart mathematical quantities to be treated as a unit.
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related words: |
bracket |
The word parenthesis
contains the following parts:
en-2, em-2
Greek
prefix
that means
in, into, inside


Example words:
- synonyms:
- in-1, intro-
para-
Greek
prefix
that means
beside, alongside


Example words: