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parenthesis

noun

/pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/

Meaning

A pair of curved marks ( ) used to enclose words or numbers; also an interruption or digression in speech or writing.

The explanation was given in a parenthesis within the text.

in parenthesis

bracket, aside, insertion, digression

main text, continuity

use parenthesis, within parenthesis, open parenthesis, close parenthesis

A form or formulary according to which public religious worship is conducted.

The gradual increase of land by the deposit of soil from water; also, a flood or overflow of water.

an undergarment worn by women under a dress or skirt

chickpea; a leguminous plant and its edible seed

A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region where the subsoil is permanently frozen.

A group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.