parenthetic definition
Parenthesis (rhetoric) In rhetoric, a parenthesis (plural: parentheses; from the Greek word ÏÎ±ÏÎ­Î½Î¸ÎµÏÎ¹Ï parÃ©nthesis, which comes in turn from words meaning alongside of and to place) or parenthetical phrase is an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage.