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Word: bracket (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
  • Generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", and, in the area of computer languages, "<", ">".
  • Item attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
  • one of several ranges of numbers
  • sports
  • (''Technical'') "[" and "]" specifically - opposed to the other forms which have their own technical names.

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Verb:

  • To bound on both sides, to surround as enclosing with brackets.
  • To mark distinctly for special treatment.
  • To place in the same category.
  • To set aside, discount, ignore.

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »