51³Ō¹Ļ

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parenthetical

Also ±č²¹°łĀ·±š²ŌĀ·³Ł³ó±š³ŁĀ·¾±³¦

[par-uhn-thet-i-kuhl]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis.

    several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.

  2. characterized by the use of parentheses.



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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • parentheticality noun
  • parentheticalness noun
  • parenthetically adverb
  • interparenthetic adjective
  • interparenthetical adjective
  • unparenthetic adjective
  • unparenthetical adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of parenthetical1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Greek ±č²¹°łĆ©²Ō³Ł³ó±š³Ł(“Dzõ) ā€œinterpolatedā€ (verbid of ±č²¹°ł±š²Ō³Ł¾±³Ł³óĆ©²Ō²¹¾±, equivalent to par- par- + en- en- 2 + the-, variant stem of ³Ł¾±³Ł³óĆ©²Ō²¹¾± ā€œto putā€ + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic + -al 1
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Even buried in a parenthetical as it is, the word ā€œmandamusā€ jumps off the page as a threat to seek an extraordinary intervention by the appellate court.

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Later, Cyrus performed the song live for the first time, adding some parenthetical asides to the lyrics.

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Mitchell included that parenthetical "and men" to put a pseudo-egalitarian gloss on this puritanical crackdown, but his actual behavior suggests he's a big fan of the sexual double standard, or worse.

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Today’s playlist is devoted to one of my absolute favorite musical conventions: the parenthetical song title.

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Tell me about those interviews and parenthetical asides.

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