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- [puh-ren-thuh-sis]
- /pəˈrɛn θə sɪs/
- /pəˈren.θə.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-ren-thuh-sis]
- /pəˈrɛn θə sɪs/
Definitions of parenthesis word
- noun plural parenthesis 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 parenthesis Usually, parentheses. the material contained within these marks. 1
- noun plural parenthesis 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 parenthesis an interval. 1
- noun parenthesis punctuation: round bracket 1
- noun parenthesis text in round brackets 1
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Origin of parenthesis
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 Parenthesis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
parenthesis 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".
parenthesis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for parenthesis
noun parenthesis
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
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