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1. Parenthesis (rhetoric)In rhetoric, a parenthesis is an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage with which it doesn't necessarily have any grammatical connection. Parentheses are usually marked off by round or square brackets, dashes, or commas.
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