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PARENTHETICAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expression in parentheses
Example:
his writing was full of parentheticals
Synonyms:
parenthetical; parenthetical expression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parenthetical" is a kind of...):
adjunct (a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence)
Derivation:
parenthetical (qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
Example:
parenthetical remarks
Synonyms:
parenthetic; parenthetical
Classified under:
Similar:
incident; incidental ((sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence)
Derivation:
parenthesis (a message that departs from the main subject)
parenthetical (an expression in parentheses)
