English Explanatory Dictionary

parenthetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
  2. That digresses; discursive or rambling

Pronunciation

/pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/ /-ɹən-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-parenthetic.wav

Word forms

parenthetic more parenthetic most parenthetic

Etymology

From Latin parentheticus, or a back-formation from parenthetical.

Synonyms

parenthetical
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary