Synonyms for parenthesis
pəˈrɛn θə sɪs; -ˌsizparen·the·sis

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1. parenthesisnoun

   Synonyms:
   paren

2. parenthesisnoun

   A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.

   Synonyms:
   round bracket, paren

3. parenthesisnoun

   Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).

   Synonyms:
   paren, round bracket

4. parenthesisnoun

   A digression; the use of such digressions.

   Synonyms:
   paren, round bracket

5. parenthesisnoun

   Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

   Synonyms:
   paren, round bracket

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1. parenthesisnoun

   either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

   Synonyms:
   digression, excursus, aside, divagation

2. digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesisnoun

   a message that departs from the main subject

   Synonyms:
   deflection, excursion, excursus, digression, divagation, deflexion, aside, diversion, deviation

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1. • Punctuation Mark

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1. List of paraphrases for "parenthesis":

   parentheses, brackets, bracket, hiatus, interlude

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1. Greta Jung:

   They should have made a parenthesis in the subtitles when the North Korean character speaks.