American Dictionary
Definition parenthesis in American English
parenthesis
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/pəˈrenθəsɪs/
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one of the two symbols ( and ), used in writing for separating a word, phrase, or number from the rest of a sentence
Example
The students' nationalities are shown in parentheses.
Synonyms and related words
