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"(Internet slang, by extension, with no content inside) Added to the end of a message, either left parenthesis only or both, used in place of ellipses …… (which can be read as indecisiveness) to imply an abrupt and intentional end to an incomplete sentence."
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"(phonetics) A transcription delimiter for silent utterances. It may enclose a transcription of a mouthed utterance derived from lip-reading, such as (ʃːː), or of the length of a pause between utterances, such as (1.3 sec). (...), (..) and (.) are used for increasingly brief pauses."
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"(astronomy) Encloses the minor planet number of an asteroid, e.g. (4) Vesta. May be further abbreviated to 4. Vesta or 4 Vesta."
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