parentheme en · NOUN
Etymology
Popularized by Stanislaw Lesniewski, perhaps first as German Parenthema; modeled after the relationship of thesis to theme.
Meanings
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The expression inside a pair of parentheses.
In (2) the links, i.e., the expressions like [omitted] are called parenthemes and consist of an expression enclosed between symmetric parentheses.
1973, V.Frederick Rickey, AXIOMATIC INSCRIPTIONAL SYNTAX PART II:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parenthemes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
bg скобувано (expression — see also parenthesis) · fr parenthème (expression — see also parenthesis) · it parentema (expression — see also parenthesis) · de Parenthema (expression — see also parenthesis)