- parenthetical expression
- nounan expression in parentheses-
his writing was full of parentheticals
• Syn: ↑parenthetical• Derivationally related forms: ↑parenthetical (for: ↑parenthetical)• Hypernyms: ↑adjunct
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
parenthetical expression
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