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Parenthetical phrase

In rhetoric, a parenthesis (pl.: parentheses) or parenthetical phrase is an explanatory or qualifying word, phrase, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage. The parenthesis could be left out and still form grammatically correct text. Parenthetical expressions are usually delimited by round brackets (also known as parentheses), square brackets…

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Examples

Appositive Noun of address

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Overview

Rhetoric Delimited Round brackets Brackets Dashes

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Types

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Overview

Rhetoric
Delimited Delimit
Round brackets
Brackets Bracket
Dashes Dash
Commas Comma
Style and usage guides Style guide
News industry of the twentieth century News media
AP Stylebook
Square brackets Square bracket
News wires News agency

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Types

Appositive Apposition

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Parenthetical phrase

Nodes18

Edges17

Triples13

Avg. degree1.89

Density0.111111

Components1

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Parenthetical phrase

Top relations

related to Types · 12

Parenthetical phrase → Absolute, Appositive, Aside, Free, Interjection, Introductory, My, Once, Resumptive, Summative, The, Within

is a · 1

Parenthetical phrase → explanatory or qualifying word

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Important terminology

father ate muffin parenthetical parenthesis parentheses phrase brackets square man modifier sentence examples types rhetoric delimited dashes commas pl explanatory

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Parenthetical phrase	is a	explanatory or qualifying word	0.90	text
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	The	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Within	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Introductory	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Once	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Interjection	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	My	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Aside	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Appositive	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Absolute	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Free	0.60	section
Parenthetical phrase	related to Types	Resumptive	0.60	section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

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