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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

“Writers often choose access when discussing complex ideas.”

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parenthetical

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈpæ.ɹən.θɛt.ɪkl̩/Used In Literature ↓

A word or phrase within parentheses.

Origin

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Common Phrases

references parentheticalexpressions parentheticalreference parentheticalremark parentheticalexpression parentheticalcitation parentheticalparenthetical off
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Synonyms

incidentincidentalparenthetic

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Related Words

parenthesizedbracketedinterparentheticalperiphracticinteradditiveperijunctional

Poetry examples for “parenthetical”

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