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parentheticals

parentheticals is the plural of parenthetical.

Meaning of parenthetical

Noun

parenthetical (plural parentheticals)

  1. A word or phrase within parentheses.
  2. A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.

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Questions about parentheticals

What is parentheticals the plural of?
Parentheticals is the plural of parenthetical.

Words near parentheticals in the dictionary

  1. parenthetical
  2. parentheticalities
  3. parentheticality
  4. parenthetically
  5. parentheticalness
  6. parentheticals
  7. parenthood
  8. parenthoods
  9. Parenti
  10. Parentian
  11. parenticide

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