parentheses

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parentheses

/pəˈɹɛnθɪsiːz/ UK
/pəˈɹɛnθəsiz/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin parenthesēs.

noun

plural plural of parenthesis

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bracket, brackets, capturing, relatives, parens, digression, aside, lunulae, round brackets, excursus, interlude, insertion, interjection, interpolation, comment, departure

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"parentheses." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parentheses. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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parentheses. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parentheses

Chicago

"parentheses." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parentheses.

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@misc{parentheses_2026,
  title = {parentheses},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parentheses},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}