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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).

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