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   bracket

   /ˈbrakɪt/

   noun

   • 1. each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context: "symbols are given in brackets" Similar parenthesisbraceround bracketsquare bracketangle bracketcurly bracket
   • 2. a category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits: "those in a high income bracket" Similar groupgroupingcategorycategorizationgradegradingclassificationclasssetsectiondivisionorderbatchcohortlist
   • 3. a right-angled support attached to a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object. Similar supportpropstaybattenjoistbuttressrestmountingholdershelfrackframe
   • 4. the distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range.
   • 5. a diagram representing the sequence of matches in a sports tournament, especially as used for making predictions about its outcome: US "with the March Madness tournament half the fun is filling out your bracket"
   • 6. a person's nose or jaw: informal, dated British "a quick punch up the bracket"

   verb

   • 1. enclose (words or figures) in brackets: "I have bracketed the phrase ‘of contrary qualities’ in the translation, since it is not explicit in the Greek"
   • ▪ enclose (a complex expression) in brackets to denote that the whole of the expression rather than just a part of it has a particular relation, such as multiplication or division, to another expression.
   • ▪ put (a belief or matter) aside temporarily: "he bracketed off the question of God himself"
   • 2. place (one or more people or things) in the same category or group: "he is sometimes bracketed with the ‘new wave’ of film directors"
   • 3. hold or attach (something) by means of a right-angled support: "pipes should be bracketed"
   • 4. establish the range of (a target) by firing two preliminary shots, one short of the target and the other beyond it.
   • ▪ establish (the correct exposure) by taking several pictures with slightly more or less exposure: "it's always best to bracket your exposures"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French braguette or Spanish bragueta ‘codpiece, bracket, corbel’, from Provençal braga, from Latin braca, (plural) bracae ‘breeches’.

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   What does it mean if two people are bracketed together?

   • Fix the beam with the brackets and screws. ...adjustable wall brackets. If two or more people or things are bracketed together, they are considered to be similar or related in some way. Brackets are a pair of written marks that you place round a word, expression, or sentence in order to indicate that you are giving extra information.

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   What is a bracket in architecture?

   • Architecture A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window. 3. A wall-anchored fixture for gas or electricity. 4. a. A square bracket. b. An angle bracket. c. Mathematics See brace. 5.

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   bracket: [noun] an overhanging member that projects from a structure (such as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle.

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   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.

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   Bracket definition: a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.. See examples of BRACKET used in a sentence.

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   A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. [ 3 ] They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British and American English. [ 1 ] ".