"bracket" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbrækɪt/ Audio: en-us-bracket.ogg [US] Forms: bracket [singular], brackets [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tax, income, or age bracket is a set of values with a bottom limit and a top limit or a group of people who fit between the limits.
    Sense id: simple-bracket-en-noun-gfHDQxUo
  2. A bracket is a punctuation mark used to set off extra information. The basic shape is round, like this: ( ), but the following are also brackets: [ ], { }, < >.
    Sense id: simple-bracket-en-noun-YJsOBGly
  3. A bracket is one of a wide variety of pieces, usually metal, wood, or plastic that are used to support or connect machines or materials. Commonly brackets are L-shaped.
    Sense id: simple-bracket-en-noun-yjbTkmEO

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbrækɪt/ Audio: en-us-bracket.ogg [US] Forms: bracket [canonical], brackets [third-person, singular], bracketed [past], bracketed [past, participle], bracketing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x is bracketed by y, x is between y.
    Sense id: simple-bracket-en-verb-j~444Pro
  2. If two things are bracketed together, they are put together in the same group.
    Sense id: simple-bracket-en-verb-ZqEbH4WB
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