parentheticals

[US]/ˌpær(ə)n'θetɪk(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌpærən'θɛtɪkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. explanatory or qualifying, inserted as a parenthesis

Phrases & Collocations

parenthetical phrase

parenthetical statement

parenthetically speaking

parenthetical remark

Example Sentences

a parenthetical departure

She added a parenthetical comment at the end of the paragraph.

The parenthetical information in the article provided more context.

He included a parenthetical reference to the source of his data.

The speaker made a parenthetical remark about the weather.

The parenthetical phrase clarified the meaning of the sentence.

I always forget to close my parenthetical statements with the right punctuation.

The author used a parenthetical aside to provide additional background information.

The document contained several parenthetical notes for further explanation.

She inserted a parenthetical phrase to emphasize her point.

The professor included a parenthetical reference to a related study.

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