")" meaning in All languages combined

See ) on Wiktionary

Punctuation [Chinese]

Head templates: {{head|zh|punctuation mark}} )
  1. used in ( ) Categories (topical): Chinese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-)-zh-punct-BJpsQRjY Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|punctuation mark}} )
  1. Used in ( ). Categories (topical): Japanese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-)-ja-punct-0WsdRPV7 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Russian]

Etymology: Evolved from :-). In the Russian keyboard layout, one has to press Shift+6 to type a colon, which is deemed inconvenient, particularly in instant messaging, as it requires both hands. As a result the smiley's eyes vanished over time. Etymology templates: {{l|mul|\:-)}} :-) Head templates: {{head|ru|punctuation mark}} )
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) :-), expressing happiness or amusement. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Russian punctuation marks Related terms: ))) (english: expression of laughter) [Internet, slang]
    Sense id: en-)-ru-punct-aSM0NLk8 Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Translingual]

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  1. Represents a mouth vertically aligned, in order to form emoticons. Categories (topical): Translingual punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-)-mul-punct-plYDwClE Disambiguation of Translingual punctuation marks: 21 37 2 40
  2. Separates a number or letter from an item in a list. Compare ( ), as in "(A) Milk, (B) Eggs, (C) Flour". Categories (topical): Translingual punctuation marks Synonyms (separator between a number and an item): .
    Sense id: en-)-mul-punct-Gn07eY65 Disambiguation of Translingual punctuation marks: 21 37 2 40 Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 31 40 2 27 Disambiguation of 'separator between a number and an item': 9 88 3
  3. Used in ( ).
    Sense id: en-)-mul-punct-0WsdRPV7

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} )
  1. (mathematics) Denotes an open endpoint of an interval. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Translingual punctuation marks Synonyms: [
    Sense id: en-)-mul-symbol-tHmMDtrz Disambiguation of Translingual punctuation marks: 21 37 2 40 Topics: mathematics, sciences Related terms: toi [Lojban], apostrophe (alt: '; ’), curly brackets, brace (alt: { }) [US], square bracket, bracket (alt: [ ]) [US], colon (alt: :), comma (alt: ,), dash (alt: ‒; –; —; ―), ellipsis (alt: ), exclamation mark (alt: !), fraction slash (alt: ), guillemet (alt: « »; ‹ ›), hyphen (alt: -; ‐), interpunct (alt: ·), interrobang (alt: ) [rare], bracket, parentheses (US, Canada) (alt: ( )), full stop, period (alt: .) [Canada, US], question mark (alt: ?), quotation marks (alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „) [formal], quotation marks (alt: "; ') [informal] [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], semicolon (alt: ;), slash, stroke (alt: /) [UK], space (alt: ] [)

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    },
    {
      "alt": "⁄",
      "word": "fraction slash"
    },
    {
      "alt": "« »; ‹ ›",
      "word": "guillemet"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-; ‐",
      "word": "hyphen"
    },
    {
      "alt": "·",
      "word": "interpunct"
    },
    {
      "alt": "‽",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "interrobang"
    },
    {
      "word": "bracket"
    },
    {
      "word": "parentheses (US"
    },
    {
      "alt": "( )",
      "word": "Canada)"
    },
    {
      "word": "full stop"
    },
    {
      "alt": ".",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "period"
    },
    {
      "alt": "?",
      "word": "question mark"
    },
    {
      "alt": "‘ ’ ‚; „",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "quotation marks"
    },
    {
      "alt": "\"; '",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "quotation marks"
    },
    {
      "alt": ";",
      "word": "semicolon"
    },
    {
      "word": "slash"
    },
    {
      "alt": "/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "stroke"
    },
    {
      "alt": "] [",
      "word": "space"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "mul:Mathematics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "[a,b)=x∈ R ,|,a<x<b"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Denotes an open endpoint of an interval."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "interval",
          "w:Interval (mathematics)"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) Denotes an open endpoint of an interval."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "["
    }
  ],
  "word": ")"
}

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