"curly bracket" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-curly bracket.wav [US] Forms: curly brackets [plural]
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  1. (chiefly US) Either { or }, having various uses in academia, math, music, computer programming and chemistry. Tags: US Synonyms: accolade, (Commonwealth) brace, (Commonwealth) curly brace, (US) hooked bracket, moustache, mustache, squiggly, pregnant parenthesis Translations (either of the two characters: “{” and “}”): kllapa gjarpërore [feminine] (Albanian), মাজু বন্ধনী (mazu bondhoni) (Assamese), llave [feminine] (Asturian), фігу́рная ду́жка (fihúrnaja dúžka) [feminine] (Belarusian), голя́ма ско́ба (goljáma skóba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), къдрава скоба (kădrava skoba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), фигурна скоба (figurna skoba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), clau [feminine] (Catalan), 波形括號 /波形括号 (bōxíng kuòhào) (Chinese Mandarin), složená závorka [feminine] (Czech), tuborgklamme [common-gender] (Danish), tuborgparentes [common-gender] (Danish), krøllet parentes [common-gender] (Danish), akkolade [common-gender] (Danish), tuborg [common-gender] (Danish), accolade (Dutch), kuniga krampo (Esperanto), kurba krampo (Esperanto), vinkulo (Esperanto), aaltosulje (Finnish), aaltosulku (Finnish), aaltosulkumerkki (Finnish), accolade [feminine] (French), chave [feminine] (Galician), geschweifte Klammer [feminine] (German), Schweifklammer [feminine] (German), μύστακας (mýstakas) [masculine] (Greek), άγκιστρο (ágkistro) [neuter] (Greek), kapcsos zárójel (Hungarian), kurawal (Indonesian), kurung kurawal (Indonesian), lúibín slabhrach [masculine] (Irish), parentesi graffa (Italian), graffa (Italian), голема заграда (golema zagrada) [feminine] (Macedonian), tanda kurung dakap (Malay), klamra [feminine] (Polish), nawias klamrowy [masculine] (Polish), chave [feminine] (Portuguese), chaveta [feminine] [mathematics, sciences] (Portuguese), colchete [masculine] (Portuguese), acoladă [feminine] (Romanian), фигу́рная ско́бка (figúrnaja skóbka) [feminine] (Russian), vitičasta zagrada [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zložená zátvorka [feminine] (Slovak), llave [feminine] (Spanish), corchete tipo ballesta [masculine] (Spanish), klammerparentes [common-gender] (Swedish), måsvingeparentes [common-gender] (Swedish), krullparentes [common-gender] (Swedish), måsvinge [common-gender] (Swedish), ปีกกา (bpìik-gaa) (Thai), küme parantezi (Turkish), фігу́рна ду́жка (fihúrna dúžka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), dấu ngoặc nhọn (Vietnamese), bach cyrliog [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-curly_bracket-en-noun-fp2X8Wjx Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'either of the two characters: “{” and “}”': 58 42
  2. (chiefly US) Large curly bracket. Tags: US Hypernyms: bracket Derived forms: curly-bracket language, large curly bracket
    Sense id: en-curly_bracket-en-noun-UepUxoQ5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Programming, Punctuation marks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Programming: 25 75 Disambiguation of Punctuation marks: 14 86

Inflected forms

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          "word": "accolade"
        },
        {
          "word": "(Commonwealth) brace"
        },
        {
          "word": "(Commonwealth) curly brace"
        },
        {
          "word": "(US) hooked bracket"
        },
        {
          "word": "moustache"
        },
        {
          "word": "mustache"
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          "word": "squiggly"
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          "word": "pregnant parenthesis"
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "lang_code": "sq",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kllapa gjarpërore"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
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          "roman": "mazu bondhoni",
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          "code": "ast",
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          "lang_code": "ast",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "llave"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "fihúrnaja dúžka",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фігу́рная ду́жка"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "goljáma skóba",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "голя́ма ско́ба"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "roman": "kădrava skoba",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "къдрава скоба"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "figurna skoba",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фигурна скоба"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "lang_code": "ca",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "bōxíng kuòhào",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "波形括號 /波形括号"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "složená závorka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tuborgklamme"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tuborgparentes"
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "krøllet parentes"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "akkolade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tuborg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "accolade"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "lang_code": "eo",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "kuniga krampo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "lang_code": "eo",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "kurba krampo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "lang_code": "eo",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "vinkulo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "aaltosulje"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "aaltosulku"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "aaltosulkumerkki"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "accolade"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chave"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "geschweifte Klammer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schweifklammer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "mýstakas",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "μύστακας"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "ágkistro",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "άγκιστρο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "kapcsos zárójel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "kurawal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "kurung kurawal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lúibín slabhrach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "parentesi graffa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "graffa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "lang_code": "mk",
          "roman": "golema zagrada",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "голема заграда"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "lang_code": "ms",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "tanda kurung dakap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "klamra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nawias klamrowy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chave"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "mathematics",
            "sciences"
          ],
          "word": "chaveta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "colchete"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acoladă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "figúrnaja skóbka",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фигу́рная ско́бка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vitičasta zagrada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zložená zátvorka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "llave"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "corchete tipo ballesta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "klammerparentes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "måsvingeparentes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "krullparentes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "måsvinge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "lang_code": "th",
          "roman": "bpìik-gaa",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "ปีกกา"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "küme parantezi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "fihúrna dúžka",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фігу́рна ду́жка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
          "word": "dấu ngoặc nhọn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "code": "cy",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chave"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "chaveta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colchete"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acoladă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "figúrnaja skóbka",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фигу́рная ско́бка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vitičasta zagrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zložená zátvorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llave"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corchete tipo ballesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "klammerparentes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "måsvingeparentes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "krullparentes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "måsvinge"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "bpìik-gaa",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "word": "ปีกกา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "word": "küme parantezi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "fihúrna dúžka",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фігу́рна ду́жка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "word": "dấu ngoặc nhọn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "either of the two characters: “{” and “}”",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bach cyrliog"
    }
  ],
  "word": "curly bracket"
}

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