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Parenthesis

British pronunciation/pəɹˈɛnθəsˌɪs/
American pronunciation/pɝˈɛnθəsɪs/
Parenthesis
[NOUN]
1

either of the symbols ( ) used in writing to enclose extra information that is given or to group a symbolic unit in logic or mathematics

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2

a message that departs from the main subject

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3

a word, sentence, etc. that is explanatory and the meaning of the sentence is complete without it being inserted, usually coming between curved brackets, commas or dashes

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Examples
1Parenthesis, "Read a book."
2Put parentheses after the u. PROFESSOR:
3It involves parentheses.
4So parentheses are the dominant role here.
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