Parenthetical
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A parenthetical statement is one that explains or qualifies something. You can call such a statement a parenthetical, (especially when it's in parentheses). | A parenthetical statement is one that explains or qualifies something. You can call such a statement a parenthetical, (especially when it's in parentheses). | ||
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| + | 1770-80; back formation from parenthetical < Greek parénthet (os) interpolated (verbid of parentithénai, equivalent to par- par- + en- en-2+ the-, variant stem of tithénai to put + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic + -al1 | ||
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| + | ==Word Origin for parenthetic== | ||
| + | adj. | ||
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| + | 1620s, from Medieval Latin parentheticus from Greek parenthetos "put in beside," verbal adjective from parentithenai ; see parenthesis ) + -al (1). Related: Parenthetically. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[parenthesis]] | ||
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A parenthetical statement is one that explains or qualifies something. You can call such a statement a parenthetical, (especially when it's in parentheses).
1770-80; back formation from parenthetical < Greek parénthet (os) interpolated (verbid of parentithénai, equivalent to par- par- + en- en-2+ the-, variant stem of tithénai to put + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic + -al1
Word Origin for parenthetic
adj.
1620s, from Medieval Latin parentheticus from Greek parenthetos "put in beside," verbal adjective from parentithenai ; see parenthesis ) + -al (1). Related: Parenthetically.
