how to pronounce parenthetical
/pɚɛnˈθɛtɪkəl/
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parenthetical is pronounced in five syllables
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video examples of parenthetical pronunciation
An example use of parenthetical in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… a parenthetical in the larger uh …”
meanings of parenthetical
adjective:
- Using, containing, or within parentheses (like this).
- That explains or qualifies something.
- That is incidental.
noun:
- A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.
- A word or phrase within parentheses.
parenthetical frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word parenthetical occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics parenthetical can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that parenthetical can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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