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pa·ren·the·sis
 parenthesis
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- pronunciation:
- p
ren
th
sihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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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 |
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