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Word: bracket
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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.
Source: Wiktionary
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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
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