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parenthetical

{

parˊen-thet′ic

(părˊĕn-thĕt′ĭk)

,

parˊen-thet′ic-al

(părˊĕn-thĕt′ĭ-kal)

, }

Adj.

[Cf. Gr.

παρένθετος

.]

1.

Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis;

as, a

parenthetical

clause; a

parenthetic

remark; a

parenthetical

style.

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A

parenthetical

observation of Moses himself.

Hales.

2.

Using or containing parentheses.