parent form (parent form)

In biol., a parent of any kin kind; a stock: with reference to morphological considerations. parenthesis (pa-ren'the-sis), n.; pl. parentheses (-sēz). [= F. parenthèse = Sp. paréntesis = Pg. parenthesis = It. parentesi, Your first figure of toller able disorder is [ Parenthesis ] or by an English name the [Insert our], and is when ye will see me, for larger information or some other purpose, to peece or graffe in the middest of your tale an vnnece ary parcell of speach. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 140. Thou shalt be seen (Though with some short parenthesis between) High on the throne of wit. Dryden, To Congreve, 1. 52. One has to dismount from an idea, and get into saddle again, at every parenthesis . O. W. Holmes, Autocrat, viii. 2. The upright curves ( ) collectively, or either of them separately, used by printers and writers to mark off an interjected explanatory clause or qualifying remark: as, to place a word or clause in parenthesis or within parentheses. The self-sacrifice and the sagacity which inferior creatures display in the care of their young are often commented upon; and every one may see that parenthood produces a mental exaltation not otherwise producible. H. Spencer , Study of Sociol., p. 371. parenticidet (pā-ren'ti-sīd), n. [= It. parent i cid a , parent i cid a , a parricide, paren ( t- ) s , a parent, + -cīda , a killer, cædere , kill.] One who kills parent; parricide. Bailey . parent-kernel (parent-kernel), n. IMG:content-2350.png:[merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] par epididymal