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单词 paren
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parenn.

Brit. /pəˈrɛn/, U.S. /ˈpɛrɛn/, /ˈpɛrən/
Forms: 1900s– paren, 1900s– paren. (with point.).
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: parenthesis n.
Etymology: Shortened < parenthesis n. (probably originally as graphic abbreviation).
Chiefly Printing.
= parenthesis n. 2a. Usually in plural.
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parenthesis1582
squadron1618
parathesis1633
brace1656
hooks1680
bracket1750
circumflex1801
round bracket1847
curve1851
angle bracket1890
square bracket1891
paren1905
angled bracket1954
semi-quadratures-
1905 F. H. Collins Author & Printer 282/2 Parenthesis, pl. -es, abbr. parens.;..the upright curves ( ).
1948 Words into Type 282 (note) The terms curves, brackets, and round brackets are never used in printing offices for parentheses. The term there used is parens, separately designated open paren and close paren.
1972 Scholarly Publishing Apr. 270 We'll lay you five to one they won't see that comma before a paren.
2001 Communication World (Nexis) 1 Oct. 32 ‘(Mr.) Lynn Railsback’, who shows us how a pair of parens can sometimes head-off confusion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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