paréntesis — meaning in English
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English meaning
- interruption noun An act of breaking in on something, or a pause caused by this.
Senses
paréntesis is used for these senses in English:
- interruption A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
- parenthesis A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
- parenthesis (rhetoric) A digression; the use of such digressions.
- round bracket (UK) Each of the signs ( and ); parenthesis, bracket (in a strict sense).