parentheses

noundigression

Synonyms for parentheses

noun digression

Antonyms for parentheses

Word Origin & History

1540s, "words, clauses, etc. inserted into a sentence," from Middle French parenthèse (15c.), from Late Latin parenthesis "addition of a letter to a syllable in a word," from Greek parenthesis, literally "a putting in beside," from parentithenai "put in beside," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + en- "in" + tithenai "put, place," from PIE root *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious). Sense extension by 1715 from the inserted words to the curved brackets that indicate the words inserted.

Example Sentences for parentheses

The number of instances of each word are given in parentheses.

In the terms of venation, these parentheses occur most frequently.

Dashes are much used where parentheses were formerly employed.

If the connection of such expressions is remote, parentheses are used.

If used at all with the parentheses, it should follow the closing parenthesis.

Page numbers in brackets or parentheses may have been added by the editor.

The parts inclosed in parentheses are interpolations of the learned Professor.

Clicking on the words in parentheses will take show the text as edited.

The italics in the text, not those in parentheses, are mine.

For added clarity, parentheses were added to some of the equations.