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parenthetical

adj
/ˈpæ.ɹən.θɛt.ɪkl̩/UK

Etymology

From Medieval Latin parentheticus (from Late Latin parenthesis or Ancient Greek παρένθετος (parénthetos), + -icus) + -al. By surface analysis, par- + en- + thetical.

  1. derived from παρένθετος
  2. derived from parenthesis
  3. derived from parentheticus

Definitions

  1. Using, containing, or within parenthesis.

    • You wrote "Bob (my best friend) works in finance", but I think you should rephrase that parenthetical part.

  2. Explaining or qualifying something.

  3. Incidental.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A word or phrase within parentheses.

    2. A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of…

      A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.

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Derived

interparenthetical, nonparenthetical, parentheticality, parenthetically, parentheticalness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for parenthetical. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA