parenthesis
/pəˈrenθəsɪs/noun
उच्चारण परेन्थसिस
कोष्ठक में दी गई बात, प्रासंगिक टिप्पणी
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noun
- 1
[C]
a word, sentence or phrase added to a speech or piece of writing, especially to give extra information, and separated from the rest by brackets, commas or dashes
कोष्ठक में दी गई बात, प्रासंगिक टिप्पणी
- The writer adds a short parenthesis about his childhood.
- 2
[C, usually plural]
either of a pair of marks, ( ), placed around extra information in a piece of writing
कोष्ठक, छोटा कोष्ठक ( )
- Put the dates in parentheses.
- Figures in parentheses show last year's results.
Synonyms bracket round bracket
¶Idioms 1
in parenthesis
as an extra comment or piece of information
प्रसंगवश, बीच में अतिरिक्त टिप्पणी के रूप में
- I mention this only in parenthesis.
- She added, in parenthesis, that she had met him before.
◇Word family
parenthetical adjectiveparenthetically adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
bracket round bracket
§Grammar and usage
Plural: the plural is parentheses, not 'parenthesises'.
Plural में parentheses सही है, 'parenthesises' गलत है।