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Paratheses

Parathesis \Pa*rath"e*sis\, n.; pl. Paratheses. [NL., from Gr. ? a putting beside, from ? to put beside.]

  1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.

  2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded.
    --Smart.

  3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets.

  4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer.
    --Shipley.

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paratheses

n. (plural of parathesis English)