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parenthetic

/pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/

parenthetic adjective: of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses.

Adjective

parenthetic (comparative more parenthetic, superlative most parenthetic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
  2. That digresses; discursive or rambling

parenthetic meaning in Bengali

parenthetic in Bengali

বন্ধনী সংক্রান্ত, বন্ধনী ব্যবহারের মতো, অসংলগ্ন, এলোমেলো

Synonyms of parenthetic

Forms of parenthetic

comparativemore parenthetic
superlativemost parenthetic

Origin of parenthetic

From Latin parentheticus, or a back-formation from parenthetical.

Words that rhyme with parenthetic

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about parenthetic

What does parenthetic mean?
Parenthetic means of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses.
What is parenthetic in Bengali?
Parenthetic in Bengali is বন্ধনী সংক্রান্ত, বন্ধনী ব্যবহারের মতো, অসংলগ্ন. See Parenthetic meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is parenthetic?
Parenthetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce parenthetic?
Parenthetic is pronounced /pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/ (US).

Words near parenthetic in the dictionary

  1. parenthesized
  2. parenthesizes
  3. parenthesizing
  4. parenthesome
  5. parenthesomes
  6. parenthetic
  7. parenthetical
  8. parentheticalities
  9. parentheticality
  10. parenthetically
  11. parentheticalness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parenthetic (page history and authors); parenthetic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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