parentheses

See also: parenthèses

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin parenthesēs.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɛnθɪsiːz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɛnθəsiz/

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: par‧en‧the‧ses

Noun

parentheses

1. plural of parenthesis