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Parenthesis

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Definition

Parenthesis means a set of curved lines or brackets that are used around words or phrases to show that they are separate from the rest of the sentence. It is also used to refer to either of these marks.

Synonyms & similar words

aside excursus divagation digression brackets parentheses marks signs symbols punctuation apostrophes commas dashes hyphens slashes virgules solidi obliques

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