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Definition of Parenthetic
1. Adjective. Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses. "Parenthetical remarks"
Similar to: Incident, Incidental
Derivative terms: Parenthesis, Parenthesis, Parenthetical
Definition of Parenthetic
1. a. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark.
Definition of Parenthetic
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of speech) That digresses; discursive or rambling ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parenthetic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parenthetic
Literary usage of Parenthetic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Grammar of the New Testament Greek by Alexander Buttmann (1891)
"... form one whole.1 A repetition of äv in lengthened sentences, or after the
insertion of parenthetic thoughts, nowhere occurs. A. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. ..."
2. The Essentials of Prose Composition by James Morgan Hart (1901)
"parenthetic Expressions.—Much is gained in Force, and also in Ease and Clearness,
through the use of so-called parenthetic expressions. ..."
3. Before the Table: An Inquiry, Historical and Theological Into the True by John Saul Howson, Charles Wordsworth, Robert Winter Kennion (1875)
"... parenthetic view not necessary—Speech of Lord Cairns —The Purchas Judgment
substantially correct and just. BEFORE I make a few remarks on the Purchas ..."
4. A Language Series by Robert Comfort Metcalf, Augustine L. Rafter (1910)
"EXPLANATORY WORDS AND parenthetic EXPRESSIONS Use of Commas 1. Lieutenant Peary,
the intrepid commander, discovered the . ..."
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