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   Par·en·thet·i·cal

   /ˌperənˈTHedək(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or inserted as a parenthesis: "ignore the parenthetical remarks that pockmark every page"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin parentheticus, from Greek parenthetos ‘interpolated’, from para- para-1 + enthetos ‘capable of being put in’. Compare with parenthesis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. parenthetic adjective
   • 2. parenthetically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 20

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   • A

     1

   • R

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   • E

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   • N

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   • T

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   • H

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   • E

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   • T

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   • I

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   • C

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   • A

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   • L

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