Transcription
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- [puh-ren-thuh-sis]
- /pəˈrɛn θə sɪs/
- /pəˈren.θə.siːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-ren-thuh-sis]
- /pəˈrɛn θə sɪs/
Definitions of parentheses word
- noun plural parentheses either 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. 1
- noun plural parentheses Usually, parentheses. the material contained within these marks. 1
- noun plural parentheses Grammar. a 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. 1
- noun plural parentheses an interval. 1
- noun Technical meaning of parentheses See left parenthesis, right parenthesis. 1
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Origin of parentheses
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Late Latin < Greek parénthesis a putting in beside. See par-, en-2, thesis
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Parts of speech for Parentheses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
parentheses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
parentheses usage trend in Literature
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noun parentheses
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- deflections — Plural form of deflection.
- digressions — Plural form of digression.
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