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character "(".
ASCII character 40.
Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left;
open;
paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left
parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen;
ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round
bracket,
INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" =
unparenthisey); left ear.
(1995-03-06)