"parenthesis" meaning in All languages combined

See parenthesis on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/ Audio: en-us-parenthesis.ogg [US] Forms: parenthesis [singular], parentheses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|parenthesis|parentheses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A parenthesis is a symbol that looks like ( or ). A person may see parentheses when reading books. Most of the time, they are not used to tell the main story, but gives the reader extra information so they can understand.
    Sense id: simple-parenthesis-en-noun-5ky4k5N0
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        },
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          "text": "*You can also use commas as parentheses, but you need to write the sentence differently."
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