Definition of "parentheses" [parentheses]

• Plural form of parenthesis. (noun)

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• "Anything in parentheses is the kid sister of the rest of the sentence."
• "According to the ongoing, unscientific-but-probative 2010 TSE Poll, asked to select their top five reasons for applying to a creative writing program from a list of fifteen possibilities, only three reasons appeared on even half of respondents 'lists (the number in parentheses is the percentage of respondents who ranked that program feature among their top five considerations):"
• "Georgia, The answer is yes, but with your "maybe" in parentheses just as you have it in your post."