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Parenthetical
/ˈpæ.ɹən.θɛt.ɪkl̩/
A word or phrase within parentheses.
📖 Definitions of "Parenthetical"
noun
- 1
A word or phrase within parentheses.
- 2
(screenwriting) A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.
adjective
- 1
Using, containing, or within parentheses (like this)
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That explains or qualifies something
- 3
That is incidental
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