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parenthesis
noun(pa-ren-the-sis)
an amplifying or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation
parenthesis
noun(pa-ren-the-sis)
a remark or passage that departs from the theme of a discourse : digression
parenthesis
noun(pa-ren-the-sis)
interlude, interval

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