parenthesis
/pəˈenθəsɪs/pur-EN-thuh-sis
/pɚˈɛnθəsɪs/pur-EN-thuh-sis
Meaninga putting in beside
Common meaning: a phrase inserted into a sentence
Other meanings: a bracket
- parenbeside, in
- thesisto set, placeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 363 · scan
‘beside, in’ + ‘to set, place’ → parenthesis
Journey through time
- Greekπαρένθεσις‘a putting in beside’source
- Englishparenthesis‘a phrase inserted into a sentence’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek τίθημι; θέσις ‘to set, place’.
Roots
- τίθημι; θέσις Greek “to set, place”
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