A parenthesis (plural parentheses) is a type of bracket used for punctuation.
It may also refer to: Parenthesis (rhetoric), an explanatory or qualifying word in a passage or statement. In Parenthesis, an epic poem of World War 1 by David Jones. Emphasis! (On Parenthesis), an album by the Stanton Moore Trio. Lecithocera parenthesis, a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. Triple parentheses (also known as an (((echo)))) are a symbol used to highlight the names of individuals of a Jewish background.
See also Bracket (disambiguation) Math symbol parentheses (disambiguation) ( ) (disambiguation)