parenthèse

See also: parenthese and Parenthese

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin parenthesis (addition of a letter to a syllable in a word), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛz/
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Noun

parenthèse f (plural parenthèses)

  1. parenthesis, digression
  2. Either of a pair of round brackets

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: parantez

Further reading

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