Par`en*thet"ic (?), Pat`en*thet"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. Gr. .]
1.
Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark.
A parenthetical observation of Moses himself.
Hales.
2.
Using or containing parentheses.
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