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parenthetic

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin parentheticus,[1] or a back-formation from parenthetical.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/, /-ɹən-/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

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parenthetic (comparative more parenthetic, superlative most parenthetic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
  2. (of speech) That digresses; discursive or rambling

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ “parenthetic, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “parenthetic, adj.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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