What are some alternative words for parenthesis?
Synonyms for parenthesis
pəˈrɛn θə sɪs; -ˌsiz
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Princeton's WordNet
parenthesis(noun)
either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
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digression, excursus, aside, divagationdigression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis(noun)
a message that departs from the main subject
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deflection, excursion, excursus, digression, divagation, deflexion, aside, diversion, deviation
Wiktionary
parenthesis(noun)
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parenparenthesis(noun)
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
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round bracket, parenparenthesis(noun)
Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
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paren, round bracketparenthesis(noun)
A digression; the use of such digressions.
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paren, round bracketparenthesis(noun)
Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.
Synonyms:
paren, round bracket
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "parenthesis":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #5484 | aside | |
| #9091 | deviation | |
| #9659 | bracket | |
| #10112 | brackets | |
| #15612 | diversion | |
| #16357 | excursion | |
| #19692 | parentheses | |
| #28330 | hiatus | |
| #29694 | interlude | |
| #30053 | deflection | |
| #35720 | parenthesis | |
| #76690 | paren | |
| #78536 | digression | |
| #240184 | excursus |
Translations for parenthesis
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- أقواس, قوسArabic
- parèntesiCatalan, Valencian
- závorka, vsuvkaCzech
- cromfachWelsh
- παρένθεση, παρενθέσειςGreek
- paréntesisSpanish
- پرانتزPersian
- parenteesi, sulkeet, sulkumerkkiFinnish
- parenthèseFrench
- lúibínIrish
- camagScottish Gaelic
- zárójelHungarian
- փակագծեր, միջանկյալ բառ, փակագիծ, միջանկյալ նախադասությունArmenian
- svigiIcelandic
- 括弧Japanese
- KlamerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- skliaustai, skliausteliaiLithuanian
- taiepaMāori
- tanda kurungMalay
- parenthese, haakjesDutch
- nawiasPolish
- parênteses, parêntesePortuguese
- скобка, скобки, отклонение, отступление, вводное слово, круглая скобкаRussian
- zȃgrada, за̑градаSerbo-Croatian
- parentesSwedish
- panaklongTagalog
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