Meanings
nounparen (plural parens)
plural parens
- especiallyinformalcomputingA parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Clipping of parenthesis.
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Rhymes with paren
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APA
paren. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paren
MLA
“paren.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paren. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paren,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paren.
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