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• noun (Context 1)
An informal shortening of parenthesis; either of the curved punctuation marks ( ) used to enclose text, mathematical expressions, or computer code, or the pair of marks taken together.
Usage Example
"The compiler threw a syntax error because the developer forgot to add a closing parenthesis at the end of the function call."
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parenthesis
round bracket
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bracket
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Paren. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/paren