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Definition of parenthetical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parenthetical

adjective
 
/ˌpærənˈθetɪkl/
 
/ˌpærənˈθetɪkl/
(also parenthetic
 
/ˌpærənˈθetɪk/
 
/ˌpærənˈθetɪk/
)
[usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. given as extra information in a speech or piece of writing
    • parenthetical remarks
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from parenthesis, on the pattern of pairs such as synthesis, synthetic.
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