Definitions for parenthesis
pəˈrɛn θə sɪs; -ˌsizparen·the·sis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. parenthesisnoun

   either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

2. digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesisnoun

   a message that departs from the main subject

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parenthesisnoun

   A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.

2. parenthesisnoun

   Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).

3. parenthesisnoun

   A digression; the use of such digressions.

4. parenthesisnoun

   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.

5. Etymology: Either indirectly via parenthese or directly from parenthesis, from παρένθεσις, from παρεντίθημι, from παρά + ἐν + τίθημι (from Proto-Indo-European base *dhe- "to put, to do").

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARENTHESISnoun

   A sentence so included in another sentence, as that it may be taken out, without injuring the sense of that which incloses it: being commonly marked thus, ( ).

   Etymology: parenthese, Fr. παϱὰ, ἐν and τίϑημι.

   In vain is my person excepted by a parenthesis of words, when so many hands are armed against me with swords. Charles I .

   In his Indian relations, are contained strange and incredible accounts; he is seldom mentioned, without a derogatory parenthesis, in any author. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   Thou shalt be seen,
   Tho’ with some short parenthesis between,
   High on the throne of wit. Dryden.

   Don’t suffer every occasional thought to carry you away into a long parenthesis, and thus stretch out your discourse, and divert you from the point in hand. Isaac Watts, Logick.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parenthesis

   A bracket, as used in British English, is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the directionality of the context. There are four primary types of brackets. In British usage they are known as round brackets (or simply "brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets, and angle brackets; in American usage they are respectively known as parentheses, brackets, braces, and chevrons. There are also various less common symbols considered brackets. Various forms of brackets are used in mathematics, with specific mathematical meanings, often for denoting specific mathematical functions and subformulas.

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1. parenthesis

   Parenthesis refers to curved brackets used in written documents to include additional information, explanations, or clarifying remarks that are not part of the main sentence. It can also be used in mathematics and computing to represent order of operations or functions. Moreover, it may refer to a rhetorical device in literature, where additional information is inserted within a sentence separated by commas, brackets or dashes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Parenthesisnoun

   a word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes

2. Parenthesisnoun

   one of the curved lines () which inclose a parenthetic word or phrase

3. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. pare`nqesis, fr. parentiqe`nai to put in beside, insert; para` beside + 'en in + tiqe`nai to put, place. See Para-, En-, 2, and Thesis.]

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1. Parenthesis

   In rhetoric, a parenthesis is the insertion of a verbal unit which is incongruous with the normal word flow.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parenthesis

   pa-ren′the-sis, n. a word, phrase, or sentence put in or inserted in another which is grammatically complete without it: (pl.) the marks ( ) used to mark off a parenthesis:—pl. Paren′theses (-sēz).—v.i. Parenth′esise.—adjs. Parenthet′ic, -al, of the nature of a parenthesis: expressed in a parenthesis: using parentheses.—adv. Parenthet′ically. [Gr.,—para, beside, en, in, thesis, a placing—tithenai, to place.]

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1. • Punctuation Mark

Anagrams for parenthesis »

1. preanthesis

2. interphases

How to pronounce parenthesis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of parenthesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of parenthesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of parenthesis in a Sentence

1. Greta Jung:

   They should have made a parenthesis in the subtitles when the North Korean character speaks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=parenthesis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parenthesis
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=parenthesis
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenthesis
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parenthesis
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=parenthesis
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=parenthesis