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parenthetical
adjective
noun
Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
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ˈpæ.ɹən.θɛt.ɪkl̩
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adjective
Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
“Parenthetical remarks”
noun
An expression in parentheses
“His writing was full of parentheticals”
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Parenthetical remarks
His writing was full of parentheticals
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