parenthesis
noun/pəˈrenθəsɪs/
/pəˈrenθəsɪs/
(plural parentheses
/pəˈrenθəsiːz/
/pəˈrenθəsiːz/
)- a word, sentence, etc. that is added to a speech or piece of writing, especially in order to give extra information. In writing, it is separated from the rest of the text using brackets, commas or dashes.
- in parenthesis I add, in parenthesis, that I doubt whether such a place exists.
- I should say, in parenthesis, that these figures cannot always be trusted.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- in parenthesis
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- (formal or North American English) (British English bracket, round bracket)[usually plural] either of a pair of marks, ( ) placed around extra information in a piece of writing or part of a problem in mathematics
- in parentheses Irregular forms are given in parentheses.
Extra ExamplesTopics Languageb2- The numbers outside the parentheses are the sales figures.
- The words in parentheses should be deleted.
- The prices are given in parentheses.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + parentheses- enclose something in parentheses
- give something in parentheses
- put something in parentheses
- …
- in parentheses
- inside parentheses
- within parentheses
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from parentithenai ‘put in beside’.
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