parenthèse

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See also: parenthese and Parenthese

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin parenthesis (addition of a letter to a syllable in a word), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛz/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

parenthèse f (plural parenthèses)

  1. parenthesis, digression
  2. Either of a pair of round brackets

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: parantez

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