adv
Meaning 1
As an aside, incidentally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
parenthetically
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpæɹənˌθɛtɪkli/
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CMU ARPABET: P ER0 EH0 N TH EH1 T IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: P ER0 EH0 N TH EH1 T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Using parentheses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a parenthetical manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English parenthetical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English parenthetically From parenthetical + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: entre parenthèses — incidentally
- Italian: tra parentesi — incidentally
- Italian: tra l'altro — incidentally
- Spanish: como ladillo — incidentally
- Spanish: entre paréntesis — incidentally
- French: par parenthèse — using parentheses