parenthesis

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Synonyms: parentheses, parathesis, paresthesia, parenthesize, parenesis, paræsthesis, parenthetic, parentless, paresthesias, parenthesise, parantheses

Antonyms: parentheses, parathesis, paresthesia, parenthesize, parenesis, paræsthesis, parenthetic, parentless, paresthesias, parenthesise, parantheses

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[clause#Noun|clause]], [[phrase#Noun|phrase]], or [[word#Noun|word]] which is [[insert#Verb|inserted]] into a [[grammatically]] [[complete#Adjective|complete]] [[passage#Noun|passage]] of [[text#Noun|text]] for [[explanation]] or as an [[aside#Noun|aside]], and usually [[mark off|marked off]] with [[bracket#Noun|brackets]], [[comma#Noun|commas]], or [[dash#Noun|dashes]].
2. {{senseid|en|bracket}}{{lb|en|by extension|orthography|countable}} Either of a [[pair#Noun|pair]] of brackets, chiefly the [[round bracket]]s "{{l|mul|(}}" and "{{l|mul|)}}" but occasionally also the [[square bracket]]s "{{l|mul|[}}" and "{{l|mul|]}}", which are [[use#Verb|used]] together to [[enclose]] [[parenthetical#Adjective|parenthetical]] [[material#Noun|material]] in a text.
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