Parathesis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Parathesis is a noun meaning (grammar) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.
Meaning
(grammar) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.
More Meanings
- (rhetoric) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded.
- (printing) The matter contained within brackets.
- A thorough examination of a topic, juxtaposing both thesis and antithesis in order to achieve a final synthesis.
- An abstract idea that embodies a shared social worldview.
Example Sentences
He adds, in telling and still mocking paratheses: “(I was moved)."
Both parathesis and suntaxis are constructions but they are never treated as constituents within larger constructions.
The Parathesis distinguisheth and sets aside within two half-squares some word or words , which are to be farther explained
Parathesis is a distinctive feature of Otranto 's punctuation, and, like the variable dashes, gives the narrative the air of a playtext.
Word Forms
- paratheses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apposition, antiptosis, appositive, parataxis, parasyntheton, paranomasia.
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