parenthèse
See also: parenthese and Parenthese
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin parenthesis (“addition of a letter to a syllable in a word”), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparenthèse f (plural parenthèses)
- parenthesis, digression
- Either of a pair of round brackets
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Turkish: parantez
Further reading
edit- “parenthèse” in Cordial.
- “parenthèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “parenthèse” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “parenthèse” in L’Internaute.
- “parenthèse” in Universalis.