in parenthesis
Within curved punctuation
In parenthesis describes something said or written as an aside—a remark that digresses from the main point: She mentioned, in parenthesis, that she'd once lived there.
The phrase treats the comment as if enclosed in parentheses, secondary to the surrounding material.
British usage favors *in parenthesis*; American English more often uses *in parentheses*.
Veering off topic
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- afterthoughtIdea added belatedly
quip · observation · murmur · stage whisper · sotto voce · confidential · offhand · by the way
Act of explaining clearly
- explanationStatement making something clear
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- glossShine or annotation
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
note · amplification · qualification · elaboration · specification · definition · addendum · supplement
digression
Veering off topic
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
afterthought · quip · observation · murmur · stage whisper · sotto voce · confidential · offhand · by the way · incidental
elucidation
Act of explaining clearly
- explanationStatement making something clear
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- glossShine or annotation
footnote · note · amplification · qualification · elaboration · specification · definition · addendum · supplement · appendix
brackets
Marks setting off text
- bracesDental alignment devices
- round bracketsCurved punctuation pair
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
delimiter · marks · typographical · nested · paired · opening · closing · em dash · comma · syntactical
in parenthesisemphasized
Gave special importance to
highlighted · underlined · foregrounded · front and center · stressed
parenthesis, parentheses, parenthetical, parenthetically, parenthesize, parenthesized, thesis, theses, antithesis