wikipedia|dab=parenthesis
English
Etymology
From MF. parenthèse.
Pronunciation
IPA|/p��r�nθ�sɪs/
audio|en-us-parenthesis.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
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- A clause, phrase or word inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
- Rhetoric A digression; the use of such digressions.
- Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ), used to enclose parenthetical material in a text.
- context|Mathematics|Logic Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.
Synonyms
bracket
round bracket
Translations
trans-top|A clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete
Finnish: parenteesi
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trans-top|(Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions
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trans-top|either of a pair of brackets
Czech: závorka f
Dutch: ronde haakje n
Finnish: sulkumerkki
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Spanish: paréntesis m
Swedish: parentes c
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trans-top|(mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator
Finnish: sulkeet
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: haakje (plural haakjes)
ttbc|Esperanto: parentezo
ttbc|French: parenthèse f (in parentheses: entre parenthèses)
ttbc|German: Klammer f
ttbc|Greek: Ï�αÏ�ÎνθεÏ�η [paË�reÌ�nθeÌ�Ë�si] f
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ttbc|Italian: parentesi f (plural parentesi)
ttbc|Portuguese: parêntese m
ttbc|Serbian: zagrada f (plural zagrade)
ttbc|Spanish: paréntesis m
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Derived terms
parenthesise
parenthetical
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