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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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