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    parenthesis
    /pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs/

    noun

    • 1. a word or phrase inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by brackets, dashes, or commas: "in a challenging parenthesis, Wordsworth comments on the evil effects of contemporary developments"
    • 2. an interlude or interval: "the three months of coalition government were a lamentable political parenthesis"

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