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bracket
noun
one
of
a
pair
of
symbols
such
as
( ), [ ],
or
{
}
that
are
placed
before
and
after
words
or
numbers
to
separate
them
from
what
comes
before
or
after
•
Put
the
page
numbers
in
brackets
at
the
end
of
the
sentence
.
Put
the
page
numbers
in
brackets
at
the
end
of
the
sentence
.
•
In
the
worksheet
,
optional
words
appear
in
square
brackets
.
In
the
worksheet
,
optional
words
appear
in
square
brackets
.
from
Old
French
braguette
“
codpiece
,
projecting
piece
,”
later
“
supporting
piece
,”
from
Latin
braca
“
breeches
”
noun
a
right-angled
piece
of
metal
,
wood
,
or
plastic
fixed
to
a
wall
to
support
something
such
as
a
shelf
or
a
television
•
He
fixed
the
shelf
to
the
wall
with
metal
brackets
.
He
fixed
the
shelf
to
the
wall
with
metal
brackets
.
•
A
decorative
wooden
bracket
held
up
the
lamp
above
the
doorway
.
A
decorative
wooden
bracket
held
up
the
lamp
above
the
doorway
.
sense
extended
from
the
idea
of
a
‘
projecting
piece
’
that
holds
weight
(
15th
c
.)
noun
a
group
,
class
,
or
range
between
two
limits
,
especially
of
numbers
like
age
or
income
•
People
in
the
18–25
age
bracket
get
a
discount
.
People
in
the
18–25
age
bracket
get
a
discount
.
•
Our
family
moved
into
a
higher
income
bracket
after
Dad
got
his
new
job
.
Our
family
moved
into
a
higher
income
bracket
after
Dad
got
his
new
job
.
figurative
use
dating
from
the
late
19th
c
.,
likening
ranges
of
numbers
to
the
way
brackets
set
limits
in
writing
verb
to
put
brackets
before
and
after
words
,
numbers
,
or
phrases
in
writing
•
Please
bracket
the
citations
at
the
end
of
each
paragraph
.
Please
bracket
the
citations
at
the
end
of
each
paragraph
.
•
He
quickly
bracketed
the
optional
text
to
show
it
could
be
skipped
.
He
quickly
bracketed
the
optional
text
to
show
it
could
be
skipped
.
verb
use
derives
directly
from
the
noun
meaning
‘
symbol
’ (
early
18th
c
.)
verb
to
place
people
or
things
in
the
same
group
,
level
,
or
category
•
Many
critics
bracket
her
with
the
greatest
modern
poets
.
Many
critics
bracket
her
with
the
greatest
modern
poets
.
•
The
survey
brackets
incomes
above
$200
,
000
in
a
single
group
.
The
survey
brackets
incomes
above
$200
,
000
in
a
single
group
.
figurative
extension
of
‘
put
inside
brackets
’,
first
recorded
early
20th
c
.
