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paren

/pəˈɹɛn/

paren noun: a parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

Noun

paren (plural parens)

  1. (especially, informal) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

Forms of paren

pluralparens

Origin of paren

Clipping of parenthesis.

Words that rhyme with paren

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about paren

What does paren mean?
Paren means a parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
What part of speech is paren?
Paren is a noun.
How do you pronounce paren?
Paren is pronounced /pəˈɹɛn/.
What is the plural of paren?
The plural of paren is parens.

Words near paren in the dictionary

  1. paremiologically
  2. paremiologist
  3. paremiologists
  4. paremiology
  5. paremptosis
  6. paren
  7. parencephala
  8. parencephalitis
  9. parencephalocele
  10. parencephalon
  11. parenchym

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