Definition of Parenthetic in English :

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Parenthetic

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Adjective

1. parenthetic, parenthetical

qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses

Example Sentences:
'parenthetical remarks'

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Parenthetic

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noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
1. 
a phrase, often explanatory or qualifying, inserted into a passage with which it is not grammatically connected, and marked off by brackets, dashes, etc
2. Also called: bracket
either of a pair of characters, (), used to enclose such a phrase or as a sign of aggregation in mathematical or logical expressions
3. 
an intervening occurrence; interlude; interval
4.  in parenthesis

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Parenthetic

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nounWord forms: plural paˈrentheˌses (pəˈrɛnθəˌsiz ; pərenˈt həsēzˌ)
1. 
an additional word, clause, etc. placed as an explanation or comment within an already complete sentence: in writing or printing it is usually marked off by curved lines, dashes, or commas
2. 
either or both of the curved lines, ( ), used to mark off parenthetical words, etc. or to enclose mathematical or logical symbols that are to be treated as a single term
3. 
an episode or incident, often an irrelevant one; interlude

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