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Adjective: parenthetical  ,per-un'the-ti-kul [N. Amer], ,pa-run'the-ti-kul [Brit]
  1. Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
    "parenthetical remarks";
    - parenthetic
Noun: parenthetical  ,per-un'the-ti-kul [N. Amer], ,pa-run'the-ti-kul [Brit]
  1. An expression in parentheses
    "his writing was full of parentheticals";
    - parenthetical expression

Derived forms: parentheticals

See also: accidental, incident, incidental

Type of: adjunct

Encyclopedia: Parenthetical

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parental quality
parentally
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parenthesis
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parenthesis-free notation
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parenthetical
parenthetical expression
parenthetically
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parentless
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paresthesia
paretic
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