• (n.) A commendatory prayer. • (n.) The matter contained within brackets. • (n.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition. • (n.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/parathesis/
Pa·rath'e·sis noun ; plural Paratheses . [ New Latin , from Greek ... a putting beside, from ... to put beside.] 1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition. 2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afte... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/21