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parenthemes

parenthemes is the plural of parentheme.

Meaning of parentheme

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

Questions about parenthemes

What is parenthemes the plural of?
Parenthemes is the plural of parentheme.

Words near parenthemes in the dictionary

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

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