"tortoise shell bracket" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: Calque from Japanese 亀(きっ)甲(こう)括(かっ)弧(こ) (kikkōkakko, literally “tortoise shell bracket”), due to their resemblance to the shell of a tortoise. By surface analysis, tortoise shell + bracket. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|ja|-}} Calque from Japanese, {{ja-r|亀%甲%括%弧|きっ%こう%かっ%こ|lit=tortoise shell bracket}} 亀(きっ)甲(こう)括(かっ)弧(こ) (kikkōkakko, literally “tortoise shell bracket”), {{surf|en|tortoise shell|bracket}} By surface analysis, tortoise shell + bracket Head templates: {{en-noun|head=tortoise shell bracket}} tortoise shell bracket (plural tortoise shell brackets)
  1. (typography) Either of a pair of symbols,〔 〕, sometimes used in Japanese to enclose comments in quoted text. Wikidata QID: Q126914682 Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: tortoiseshell bracket Translations (Translations): 亀甲括弧 (kikkōkakko) (Japanese)

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