Parenthesis (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A message that departs from the main subject.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Aside
• Divagation
• Digression
• Excursus

Hypernyms

• Subject Matter
• Message
• Content
• Substance

Related Words

• Parenthetic (adjective)
• Parenthetical (adjective)

Meaning ²

Either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Hypernyms

• Punctuation Mark