parenthesis
/pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/
noun
- Either of a pair of curved marks ( ) used in writing to enclose additional information or an aside.
- The author put the date in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
- She added a quick explanation inside a parenthesis to clarify her point.
- When you read the poem aloud, pause slightly at each parenthesis.
- A remark or passage that departs from the main subject; an aside or digression.
- The professor made a brief parenthesis about the history of the building before returning to the lecture.
- His speech was full of humorous parentheses that kept the audience laughing.
- I apologize for that parenthesis — I got carried away with the story.
- An interlude or interval; a period of time that is different from what surrounds it.
- The years abroad felt like a parenthesis in her otherwise quiet life.
- After the war, there was a brief parenthesis of peace before tensions rose again.
- His retirement was a happy parenthesis between two demanding careers.
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