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parenthetical

DEFINITIONS OF: parenthetical

1

adj qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses

“parenthetical remarks”
Synonyms:
parenthetic
incident, incidental
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence

n an expression in parentheses

“his writing was full of parentheticals”
Synonyms:
parenthetical expression
Type of:
adjunct
a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
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