parenthesis
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- noun
- /pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/
- In an earlier parenthesis (p. 28), Berger noted "the fatuous character of some recent efforts to construct a universal ethic in which Buddhist 'compassion' is equated with Christian agape."
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Examples
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For this reason, we thought we should open this small parenthesis in order to re-examine her arguments by systematically using the same examples.
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And I let me put in parentheses, she is not loud and aggressive.
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So this looks very much like the parenthesis problem, right?
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So here are the two sort of parentheses that I wish to discuss.
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And I always pause here and say in parentheses, there are true victims in the world.
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In this version of Moroccan history, the long period of European domination is a mere parenthesis between the two.
Academic text (2009) -
This is the sense, I think, of Maxine Greene's words about the arts being able to place the everyday in parenthesis and to ward off chaos without denying it.
Academic text (1997) -
For example, Castells (2012, p. 223) argued that Occupy represented a 'parenthesis' in the rhythms of capital accumulation experienced in daily life.
Academic text (2014) -
Constant and Guizot, for example, saw the ideological tumults of the French experience as an unfortunate parenthesis or detour before the definitive victory of modern liberty.
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In the middle of her speech, she added a parenthesis to clarify her point.
Synonyms
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A short remark not part of the main conversation, often said to the audience
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A short break from the main subject when talking or writing
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A short remark put in parentheses inside a sentence
Words or a short phrase added inside a sentence to give extra information without changing its meaning
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of writing math expressions that uses the order of math signs instead of extra marks
How Relevant
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- Literature
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Parenthesis comes from the Greek parts para- 'beside' and thesis 'a placing'. So a parenthesis is like an idea 'placed beside' the main thought — a short remark or aside put into speech or writing.