Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: parenthesis
IPA transcription: [pɚ'ɛnθəsɪs]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: parenthesis
    Meaning: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
Usage examples
  • ("That's exactly the method," the Bellman bold In a hasty parenthesis cried, "That's exactly the way I have always been told That the capture of Snarks should be tried!")
  • The first degree of digression is the parenthesis; provided it is short, natural, and seldom repeated; and that you take care to announce it always; and finally, in order not to abuse it, you should make a skilful use of it.
  • And the shade of meaning, the limited qualification, that a Frenchman or Englishman can attain with a mere twist of the sentence, the German must either abandon or laboriously overstate with some colossal wormcast of parenthesis....