English Dictionary
Definition parenthesis in British English
parenthesis noun
[countable] noun
/pəˈrenθəsɪs/
1
a word, phrase, or sentence that is not directly related to what you are saying or writing but is added to give more information
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2
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.
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