parenthèse
See also: parenthese
French
Etymology
From Late Latin parenthesis (“addition of a letter to a syllable in a word”), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛz/
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Noun
parenthèse f (plural parenthèses)
- a parenthesis, a digression
- either of a pair of round brackets
Derived terms
- entre parenthèses
Further reading
- “parenthèse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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