parens

[ puh-renz ]

/ pəˈrɛnz /

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plural noun Informal.

parentheses: The entire sentence should be in parens.

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Origin of parens

By shortening

Other definitions for parens (2 of 2)

parens.

abbreviation

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How to use parens in a sentence

Salve magna parens, (Hail, mighty parent) is from Virgil's Georgics, ii.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)|Boswell
At ille iussis maternis parens, ad locum ubi uitulus erat commestus accedens, ossa eius collegit et uitulum resuscitauit.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous
My first thought in any trouble, difficulty, or perplexity would be: "Salve sancta Parens!"
Mater Christi|Mother St. Paul
Brevis voluptas mox doloris est parens—Short-lived 35 pleasure is the parent of pain.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

Virginity, the mother of great things, magna parens rerum, holds in her fair white hands the keys of the upper worlds.
Cousin Betty|Honore de Balzac