parenthese

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See also: Parenthese and parenthèse

English

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Etymology

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Back-formation from parentheses.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹɛnθəsiː/

Noun

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parenthese (plural parentheses)

  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of parenthesis

Dutch

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Etymology

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From French parenthèse, from Latin parenthesis, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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parenthese f (plural parenthesen or parentheses, diminutive parenthesetje n)

  1. a parenthesis, clause or digression within a phrase
  2. a pair of parenthetic brackets (or short vertical dashes: - --), as used to mark the above
  3. a pair of parenthetic brackets used to clarify a mathematical expression

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