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Meaning of "parenthetical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARENTHETICAL

parenthetical  [ˌpærənˈθetɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARENTHETICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parenthetical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PARENTHETICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bracket

Brackets are tall punctuation marks used in matched pairs within text, to set apart or interject other text. Used unqualified, brackets refer to different types of brackets in different parts of the world and in different contexts.

Definition of parenthetical in the English dictionary

The definition of parenthetical in the dictionary is of, relating to, or characteristic of a phrase, often explanatory or qualifying, inserted into a passage with which it is not grammatically connected, and marked off by brackets, dashes, etc. Other definition of parenthetical is inserted as such a phrase.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARENTHETICAL


anchoretical
ˌæŋkəˈretɪkəl
atheoretical
eɪˌθɪəˈretɪkəl
energetical
ˌenəˈdʒetɪkəl
epithetical
ˌepɪˈθetɪkəl
gamogenetical
ˌɡæməʊdʒɪˈnetɪkəl
genetical
dʒɪˈnetɪkəl
heresthetical
ˌherəsˈθetɪkəl
hydrokinetical
ˌhaɪdrəʊkɪˈnetɪkəl
metathetical
ˌmetəˈθetɪkəl
mimetical
mɪˈmetɪkəl
palingenetical
ˌpælɪndʒəˈnetɪkəl
phonetical
fəˈnetɪkəl
phrenetical
frɪˈnetɪkəl
poetical
pəʊˈetɪkəl
polysynthetical
ˌpɒlɪsɪnˈθetɪkəl
prophetical
prəˈfetɪkəl
psychogenetical
ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɪˈnetɪkəl
quodlibetical
ˌkwɒdlɪˈbetɪkəl
synthetical
sɪnˈθetɪkəl
unpoetical
ˌʌnpəʊˈetɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARENTHETICAL

parent teacher association
parent tree
parent-teacher meeting
parentage
parental
parental leave
parentally
parenteral
parenterally
parentheses
parenthesis
parenthesise
parenthesize
parenthetic
parenthetically
parenthood
parenting
parentless
Parents Anonymous
parents´ evening

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARENTHETICAL

alphabetical
analytical
chemical
critical
diacritical
grammatical
hypothetical
identical
mathematical
metical
mystical
nautical
optical
pharmaceutical
political
practical
skeptical
statistical
tactical
theoretical
vertical

Synonyms and antonyms of parenthetical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PARENTHETICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «parenthetical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of parenthetical

Translation of «parenthetical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARENTHETICAL

Find out the translation of parenthetical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parenthetical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parenthetical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

括号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entre paréntesis
570 millions of speakers

English

parenthetical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रारंभिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جملة محاطة بأقواس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скобках
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entre parênteses
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধনীসমন্বিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entre parenthèses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbaris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

parenthetisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

挿入句の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

괄호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về dấu ngoặc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடைப்புக்குறியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरेट्रेटिकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parantez içinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parenthetical
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nawias
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дужках
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paranteză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρενθετική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hakies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parentes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parenthetical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARENTHETICAL»

The term «parenthetical» is regularly used and occupies the 105.266 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARENTHETICAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parenthetical» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parenthetical» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parenthetical

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARENTHETICAL»

Discover the use of parenthetical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parenthetical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing
Provides information on stylistic aspects of research papers, theses, and dissertations, including sections on writing fundamentals, MLA documentation style, and copyright law.
Joseph Gibaldi, 2008
2
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Provides information on stylistic aspects of research papers, theses, and dissertations, including sections on writing fundamentals, MLA documentation style, and copyright law
Joseph Gibaldi, 1998
3
Reduced Parenthetical Clauses as Mitigators: A Corpus Study ...
While parentheticals attract constant attention, they very rarely constitute the main subject of monographs. This book provides a comprehensive account of reduced parenthetical clauses (RPCs) in three Romance languages.
Stefan Schneider, 2007
4
Parentheticals
4.1.1 Parenthetical constructions are quieter than their anchor clause The results of the analysis show that parenthetical constructions tend to be quieter than their anchor clauses. We can see in examples (1) and (2) that the average intensity ...
Nicole Dehé, Yordanka Kavalova, 2007
5
The Parenthetical Review: Summer 2014
Summer 2014
Alistair Rey, Matt McCarter, Brandon McCormick, 2014
6
Computational Linguistics in the Netherlands
Carlo Scheljhout University of Nijmegen Abstract 1n this paper, the syntactic properties of parenthetical reporting clauses in Dutch are investigated by means of a small corpus. 1t is shown that an analysis in which the quote is looked upon as ...
Ineke Schuurman, Frank Van Eynde, Ness Schelkens, 2000
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and ...
18 Parenthetical Citations–Reference List Style: The Basic Form 18.1 Basic Patterns 18.1.1 Order of Elements 18.1.2 Punctuation 18.1.3 Capitalization 18.1.4 Typography of Titles 18.1.5 Numbers 18.1.6 Abbreviations 18.1.7 Indentation 18.2 ...
Kate L. Turabian, 2009
8
A Fresh Parenthetical Version of the New Testament
A fascinating, easy-to-understand analysis of the New Testament.
B. E. Junkins, 2002
9
10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper
found. (See footnotes 1 and 5 of Sample Paper 1 (p. 121) and footnotes 5 and 36 of Sample Paper 2 (pp. 127 and 129).) 3. Cross-references to other parts of your own paper may be made in parenthetical references or footnotes. (See footnote ...
Roberta H. Markman, Peter T. Markman, Marie L. Waddell, 2001
10
The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference
Subjects Followed by Parenthetical or Interruptive Nounal Elements A parenthetical or interruptive nounal element is a noun phrase that begins with the coordinating conjunction and, follows the subject of a clause, and is set off with commas ...
Gary Lutz, Diane Stevenson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARENTHETICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parenthetical is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dr. Oz made $1.17 million off a hemorrhoid treatment he promoted …
Oz and Roizen did just that in their parenthetical reference. However, situations like this one bring up some questions that the medical ... «Vox, Jul 15»
2
20ish Questions With Greg Wyshynski Puck Daddy
From a fundamental hockey perspective, I wouldn't mind seeing that “parenthetical” widening the nets happen, where the posts are curved ... «Toronto Sports Media, Jul 15»
3
Our Maulanas need to draw a line and identify issues that mosques …
But a digression, if not completely thought out can also become “frustrating parenthetical episode” as was of Maulana sahib's. He critiqued US ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
4
The Battle of Harney Peak, 21st-Century-Style
... but since no visitors would know what “Hinhan Kaga” meant, the board decided that the parenthetical translation should be slotted in as well. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Drawing Room shortens its name
“Please make this The End of restaurants whose names begin with 'The',” Eater's Bill Addison pleaded in a parenthetical aside to his June ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
6
Ethically speaking
(Paul Heintz of Seven Days, describing these convolutions, acknowledged in one parenthetical aside that at one time he, Raymond and the ... «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jul 15»
7
"Where No Fan Has Gone Before"
Opening caption: “Where No Fan Has Gone Before” (hey, it's the title!)(That last parenthetical was not in the episode.) (Nor was this one or the ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
8
Step into the Sick, Perverse Universe of 'Rick and Morty' with Creator …
We never really intended that to be a catchphrase, but we originally wrote that scene and it was scripted as parenthetical Larry or Moe from the ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
9
21 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week
Singer Zac Pennington (of Parenthetical Girls), composer Jherek Bischoff and choreographer Steven Reker's Crying tells the story of an ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. Announces Continued Growth and Record …
Where appropriate, parenthetical references refer to operating earnings. Reconciliations of GAAP earnings to operating earnings are contained ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Parenthetical [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/parenthetical>. Apr 2024 ».
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