pa·ren·the·sis (pə-rĕn'thĭ-sĭs)
n., pl. -ses (-sēz'😉.
1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
2.
1. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
2. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.
3. An interruption of continuity; an interval: “This is one of the things I wasn't prepared for—the amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing” (Margaret Atwood).
[Late Latin, insertion of a letter or syllable in a word, from Greek, from parentithenai, to insert : para-, beside; see para–1 + en-, in + tithenai, to put.]
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Welcome to KMC, parenthesis 🙂
Re: So, what? I'm supposed to tell you about myself?
Originally posted by parenthesis
Okay, well, my name's parenthesis and I'm a bit of a nerd I guess. I'm 15 and I'm from the United Kingdom! It's not the best country in the world, but everyone still comes here. 😂If you are smart, you would know what my name means.
Have fun. Guy222