Paratheses

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parathesis \Pa*rath"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Paratheses}. [NL., from Gr.
     ? a putting beside, from ? to put beside.]
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     1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case;
        apposition.
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     2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be
        afterward expanded. --Smart.
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     3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets.
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     4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. --Shipley.
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