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Word: Parenthesis
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, from parentithenai ‘put in beside’
pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs
a word or phrase inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by brackets, dashes, or commas
Short Definition:word or phrase inserted as explanation or afterthought into passage which is grammatically complete without it
Examples:- in a challenging parenthesis, Wordsworth comments on the evil effects of contemporary developments
an interlude or interval
Short Definition:interlude or interval
Examples:- the three months of coalition government were a lamentable political parenthesis
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