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    parenthesis

    • IPA[pəˈrenTHəsəs]

    美式

    • n.
      a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas.；a pair of round brackets ( ) used to mark off a parenthetical word or phrase.

    • noun: parenthesis, plural noun: parentheses

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    • 1. a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas.
    • ▪ a pair of round brackets ( ) used to mark off a parenthetical word or phrase.
    • ▪ an interlude or interval the three months of coalition government were a lamentable political parenthesis

    in parenthesis

    • ph.
      as a digression or afterthought

    Oxford Dictionary

    in parenthesis

    • ph.
      as a digression or afterthought

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    parenthesis

    • IPA[pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs]

    英式

    • n.
      a word or phrase inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is ... in a challenging parenthesis, Wordsworth comments on the evil effects of contemporary developments

    Oxford Dictionary