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Parenthesis Essentially Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ARC which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• a continuous portion of a circle

• something curved in shape

verb

• form an arch or curve

67%11 Serving as a parenthesis or parenthesis-like element
adjective satellite

• qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses

34%14 Characterizing the shape of a parenthesis
adjective satellite

• resembling the new moon in shape

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New York Times09 Apr 2009 Across 49
New York Times04 May 1997 Down 60
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