| Parenthesis (parenthesis) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pa*ren"the*sis |
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Parentheses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (?), fr. (?) to put
in beside, insert; para` beside + (?) in + (?) to put,
place. See Para-, En-, 2, and Thesis.]
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A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of
comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which
would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed
within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes.
One of the curved lines ()
which inclose a parenthetic word or phrase.
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