PARENTHESIS


Meaning of PARENTHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pərenθəsɪs ]

( parentheses /pərenθəsi:z/ )

1.

Parentheses are a pair of curved marks that you put around words or numbers to indicate that they are additional, separate, or less important. (This sentence is in parentheses.)

= bracket

N-COUNT : usu pl

2.

A parenthesis is a remark that is made in the middle of a piece of speech or writing, and which gives a little more information about the subject being discussed.

N-COUNT

3.

You say ‘ in parenthesis ’ to indicate that you are about to add something before going back to the main topic.

PHRASE : PHR cl

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