parentheses
/pəˈrɛnθəˌsiz/
nounpa · ren · the · ses
Think: PARENTheses are like PARENTS—(they) step in with extra information.
Yes, it's parentheses. Remember the middle sound is “th” (parenTHeses), and the plural ends with “-eses” (not “-esis”).
Definitions
- nounA pair of curved marks ( ) used in writing to set off extra information, an explanation, or an aside.
- nounThe information or words placed inside these marks.
Examples
- “Please put the author’s birth year in parentheses after her name.”
- “The editor removed the sentence in parentheses because it repeated the same idea.”
- “In math class, we solved the problem by simplifying the expression inside the parentheses first.”
Synonyms
bracketsround bracketscurved bracketsparenthetical marks
Translations
ES paréntesisPT parêntesesFR parenthèses
Common misspellings
paranthesesparenthasisparentheseesparenthisesparenthasesparenethesesparenthesesparenthesies
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