bracket
Other forms: brackets; bracketed; bracketing
A bracket is a punctuation mark that's used to set a word or phrase aside from the rest of a sentence. Sometimes dates or other numbers in a sentence are enclosed by brackets.
When you quote someone in a piece of formal writing, you can use brackets around an ellipsis, or three dots, to show you've omitted some of the actual quote: "He exclaimed, 'What a surprise to see you here [...] looking so cheerful!'" Another kind of bracket is the L-shaped support that holds a shelf against a wall, often using screws. This is the original meaning of bracket — the punctuation mark was named for the way it resembles the carpentry support.
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either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual materialsynonyms: square brackettype of:punctuation, punctuation markthe marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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either of two punctuation marks ('<' or '>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual materialsynonyms: angle brackettype of:punctuation, punctuation markthe marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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place into brackets“Please bracket this remark”synonyms: bracket out
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a category falling within certain defined limitstypes:income bracket, income tax bracket, tax bracketa category of taxpayers based on the amount of their incomeprice bracketa category of merchandise based on their pricetype of:seta group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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classify or grouptype of:grouparrange into a group or groups
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a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)synonyms: wall brackettypes:consolean ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)modillion(architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornicesconcea decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of lightshelf bracketa bracket to support a shelftype of:supportany device that bears the weight of another thing
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support with brackets
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