Definition
Either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
Examples
He wrote the references within parentheses
Other users have misspelled parentheses as:
| parantheses | 13.95% |
| parentesi | 4.65% |
| other | 81.4% |
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What's the internet saying about parentheses?

@_BlueEyed_Devil: @Keshiargh parentheses

@breakfastcouple: @acefariena ( ) the blank space between the parentheses

@forgtfulfrankie: RT @reganalyse7: I think Frankie and I go together because she uses bracket smiley faces and I use parentheses smiley faces.

@ReadyToStunt: @LISARockstarr Lol, your legs look like Parentheses in yo avi ( ) ...wat party?

@reganalyse7: I think Frankie and I go together because she uses bracket smiley faces and I use parentheses smiley faces.

@MrSnugglyBear: @fetchtanner @bcbonte you forgot the parentheses
@awdscrawl: @SamSykesSwears I'm more of a parentheses groupie.

@coleplumb: I used parentheses

@CarsonShirley94: @MisterBlanchet haha. With USC in parentheses

@caitlynMcI: @gfishy001 its a p.s. hashtag (#parentheses)

@_frankalexander: First semi-colons on your wrists, now greater than signs? Whats next, Parentheses?

@dinahsdawgz: I took off two parentheses in my bio does it look ok

@JuiceyLike69: Everything I say is in parentheses

@JakeStormoen: @mkwiles lol at the parentheses on that tweet :p but yes. To all of that. Yes. (I mean yes).

@VerySamuell: Emphasis on the parentheses part...

@craycraykaykay_: ahhhh puke parentheses bold underline #firedup #FU #bestquote

@RockabyeReview: "I'm high, I split her o in half, and now it's a parentheses" - Big Sean. No idea how much he pays y'all who cosign, but ask for more.

@Zombtrix: ...I should have removed the things in the parentheses

@bannedlibrary: Ever construct a tweet like an equation, math nerds? Parentheses for that person, comma so separate yet join that idea... #BoilItDown