'parenthetical' definitions:

Definition of 'parenthetical'

From: WordNet
adjective
Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" [syn: parenthetic, parenthetical]
noun
An expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" [syn: parenthetical expression, parenthetical]

Definition of 'parenthetical'

From: GCIDE
  • parenthetic \par`en*thet"ic\ (p[a^]r`[e^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]k), parenthetical \par`en*thet"ic*al\ (p[a^]r`[e^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. Gr. pare`nqetos.]
  • 1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark; a parenthetical style. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster]
  • A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. --Hales. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Using or containing parentheses. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Added within parentheses to amplify or explain; as, parenthetical remarks. [WordNet sense 2] [WordNet 1.5]

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