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parentheme

parentheme noun: the expression inside a pair of parentheses.

Noun

parentheme (plural parenthemes)

  1. The expression inside a pair of parentheses.
    • In (2) the links, i.e., the expressions like
      [omitted]
      are called parenthemes and consist of an expression enclosed between symmetric parentheses.1973, V.Frederick Rickey, AXIOMATIC INSCRIPTIONAL SYNTAX PART II
    Synonyms:
    parenthesis

Synonyms of parentheme

Forms of parentheme

pluralparenthemes

Origin of parentheme

Popularized by Stanislaw Lesniewski, perhaps first as German Parenthema; modeled after the relationship of thesis to theme.

Questions about parentheme

What does parentheme mean?
Parentheme means the expression inside a pair of parentheses.
What part of speech is parentheme?
Parentheme is a noun.
What is the plural of parentheme?
The plural of parentheme is parenthemes.

Words near parentheme in the dictionary

  1. parenteral
  2. parenterally
  3. parenters
  4. Parentes
  5. parentese
  6. parentheme
  7. parenthemes
  8. parenthese
  9. parentheses
  10. parenthesis
  11. parenthesis-point

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