parenthesis

/pə'rɛnθɪsɪs/ noun
11 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1

A message that departs from the main subject.

2

Either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material.

WORD FORMS
Related formparenthetic
Related formparenthetical
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinarenthesispay
Starts & ends withP … S
Syllablespa · ren · the · sis
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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