Parenthesis

//pəˈɹɛnθəsɪs//

Synonyms for "parenthesis" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Strong matches (21)

Noun(2 words)
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Related words (36)

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7 relation types

More general

6 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

7 entries

derived

2 entries

has context

3 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

9 entries

Translations

168 translations across 74 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • kllapë noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • παρένθεσις noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)

Arabic

2 entries
  • حشو noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • قَوْس m (plural: أَقْوَاس m pl, قَوْسَانِ noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Armenian

4 entries
  • միջանկյալ բառ noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • միջանկյալ նախադասություն noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • փակագիծ noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • փակագծեր noun (both round brackets)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • mötərizə noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Bashkir

1 entries
  • йәйә noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Belarusian

2 entries
  • ду́жка noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • ско́бка noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • вмъ́кната ду́ма noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • кръ́гли ско́би noun (both round brackets)
  • ско́ба noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • ско́ба noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)

Burmese

1 entries
  • လက်သည်းကွင်း noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Catalan

3 entries
  • parèntesi noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • parèntesi noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • parèntesis noun (both round brackets)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 圓括號 /圆括号 noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • 括弧 noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • 括號 /括号 noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)
  • 插入語 /插入语 noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Cornish

2 entries
  • krommvagh noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • krommvaghow noun (both round brackets)

Czech

2 entries
  • vsuvka noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • závorka noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Danish

3 entries
  • parentes noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • parentes noun (both round brackets)
  • parentes noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)

Dutch

4 entries
  • haakje noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • haakje noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)
  • haakjes noun (both round brackets)
  • parenthese noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • parentezo noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • rondaj krampoj noun (both round brackets)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kiil noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • kiillause noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Finnish

4 entries
  • parenteesi noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • sulje noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • sulkeet noun (both round brackets)
  • sulkeet noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)

French

4 entries
  • parenthèse noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • parenthèse noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)
  • parenthèse noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • parenthèses noun (both round brackets)

Galician

4 entries
  • paréntese noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • paréntese noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)
  • paréntese noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • paréntese noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)

Georgian

2 entries
  • მრგვალი ფრჩხილები noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • ფრჩხილი noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

German

4 entries
  • Einschub noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • Klammer noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • Parenthese noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • Parenthese noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Greek

4 entries
  • παρένθεση noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • παρένθεση noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)
  • παρένθεση noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • παρένθεση noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • סוֹגֵר noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Hindi

1 entries
  • कोष्ठक noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Hungarian

2 entries
  • közbevetés noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • zárójel noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Icelandic

1 entries
  • svigi noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Irish

3 entries
  • idiraisnéis noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • lúibín noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • lúibíní noun (both round brackets)

Italian

1 entries
  • parentesi noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Japanese

1 entries
  • 括弧 noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Kazakh

1 entries
  • жақша noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Khmer

1 entries
  • វង់ក្រចក noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Korean

1 entries
  • 괄호 noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Kumyk

1 entries
  • жая noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кашаа noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Lao

2 entries
  • ນະຂາລິຂິດ noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • ວົງເລັບ noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Latin

2 entries
  • unca noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • uncae noun (both round brackets)

Latvian

3 entries
  • apaļās iekavas noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • iekavas noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • iespraudums noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • skliaustai noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • skliausteliai noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Klamer noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Macedonian

1 entries
  • заграда noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Malay

2 entries
  • kurung noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • tanda kurung noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Malayalam

1 entries
  • വലയം noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Mongolian

1 entries
  • хаалт noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Māori

3 entries
  • taiepa noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • taiepa (when preceded by plural 'ngā') noun (both round brackets)
  • taiepa pewa noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • kevan noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • parentes noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Pashto

1 entries
  • قوس noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Persian

4 entries
  • قَوس noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • قُلّاب noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • پَرانتِز noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • کمانویسه noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Polish

4 entries
  • nawias noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • nawias noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)
  • nawiasy noun (both round brackets)
  • parenteza noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • parêntese noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • parêntese noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)
  • parêntese noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • parênteses noun (both round brackets)

Romanian

2 entries
  • paranteză noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • paranteză noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Russian

4 entries
  • вво́дное сло́во noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • кру́глая ско́бка noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • отклоне́ние noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)
  • отступле́ние noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • आवरण noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • कोष्ठक noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • camag noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • eadar-aisneis noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • eadar-ràdh noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • zȃgrada noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • за̑града noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Slovak

1 entries
  • zátvorka noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Slovene

1 entries
  • oklepáj noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Spanish

4 entries
  • paréntesis noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • paréntesis noun ((Rhetoric) a digression; the use of such digressions)
  • paréntesis noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • paréntesis noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)

Swedish

2 entries
  • parentes noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)
  • parentes noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Tagalog

1 entries
  • panaklong noun (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete)

Tajik

2 entries
  • қавс noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • қавсайн noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Tamil

2 entries
  • அடைப்புக்குறி noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • அடைப்புக்குறிகள் noun (both round brackets)

Tatar

1 entries
  • җәя noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Thai

2 entries
  • ความแทรก noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • นขลิขิต noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Turkish

4 entries
  • ayraç noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • parantez noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • parantez noun (both round brackets)
  • parantez noun ((mathematics, logic) brackets used to clarify expressions by grouping terms affected by a common operator)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ýaý noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ду́жка noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Urdu

1 entries
  • قَوس noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Uyghur

1 entries
  • تىرناق noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Uzbek

2 entries
  • qavs noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • skobka noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • ngoặc noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • ngoặc đơn noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Welsh

2 entries
  • cromfach noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
  • cromfachau noun (both round brackets)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • קלאַמער noun (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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You added an extra parenthesis.

Source: tatoeba (5829511)

You have an unmatched open parenthesis in your first sentence.

Source: tatoeba (8905858)

You forgot the closing parenthesis.

Source: tatoeba (10455268)

How expressive this little parenthesis: "Sakuntalâ makes a chiding gesture with her finger"!

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