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A parenthesis (plural parentheses) is a type of bracket used for punctuation.

It may also refer to:

• Parenthesis (rhetoric), an explanatory or qualifying word in a passage or statement.
• In Parenthesis, an epic poem of World War 1 by David Jones.
• Emphasis! (On Parenthesis), an album by the Stanton Moore Trio.
• Lecithocera parenthesis, a moth in the family Lecithoceridae.
• Triple parentheses (also known as an (((echo)))) are a symbol used to highlight the names of individuals of a Jewish background.

See also

• Bracket (disambiguation)
• Math symbol parentheses (disambiguation)
• ( ) (disambiguation)

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