parenthesis in Malay
tanda kurung
/pəˈɹɛn.θə.sɪs/
parenthesis in Malay: tanda kurung, kurung. In English, parenthesis means a clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
Malay words for parenthesis
- either of a pair of brackets ( )
- tanda kurung, kurung
English meaning of parenthesis
- noun A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
- noun Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
- noun A digression; the use of such digressions.
- noun Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.
Synonyms of parenthesis
parenthesis in other languages
Questions about parenthesis in Malay
- What is the meaning of parenthesis in Malay?
- Parenthesis in Malay is tanda kurung, kurung.
- Apakah maksud parenthesis dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Parenthesis: tanda kurung, kurung.
- What does parenthesis mean in English?
- Parenthesis means a clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: parenthesis (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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