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parenthetical

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˈpæ.ɹən.θɛt.ɪkl̩/ (UK)

Definition of parenthetical

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Using, containing, or within parenthesis.
    “You wrote "Bob (my best friend) works in finance", but I think you should rephrase that parenthetical part.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Using, containing, or within parenthesis.
    “You wrote "Bob (my best friend) works in finance", but I think you should rephrase that parenthetical part.”
  2. (not-comparable)Explaining or qualifying something.
  3. (not-comparable)Incidental.

noun

  1. A word or phrase within parentheses.
  2. 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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Etymology

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

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