Speakur

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parenthetic

/pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-en-thet-ic
IPA
/pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses

adj

That digresses; discursive or rambling

Etymology

From Latin parentheticus, or a back-formation from parenthetical.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: parentheticus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/

Inflected Forms

more parenthetic (comparative) most parenthetic (superlative)

Synonyms

parenthetical

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce parenthetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/.
What does parenthetic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
Where does parenthetic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce parenthetic

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