parentheses

CEFRB2

/pəˈɹɛnθəsiːz/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The curved marks used around extra information in writing.

Examples

  • Put the words in parentheses into abbreviated form.

  • Put a word in parentheses.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She placed the extra information in blank to make it clear.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

By surface analysis, par- + en- + theses.