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Meanings of brackets in English
Tall punctuation mark typically used in matched pairs within text, to set apart or interject other text; opening and closing, or left and right symbols.
Usage of brackets in English
1
The figures in brackets denote the chapter in the novel referred to
2
The number of countries they are applicable for, visa-free, are in brackets:
3
It's a really common system for most aftermarket and stock exhaust brackets.
4
Germany does not adjust tax brackets for inflation, unlikely many other countries.
5
The dates with the names in the brackets are a little redundent.
6
The brackets are in the original and were used as quotations marks.
7
The moves in brackets are to be made four times in succession.
8
Games have already been lost today that have messed up people's brackets.
9
In the draft Paris document, square brackets surrounded disputed segments of text.
10
It reads as follows, the lines in brackets having the contractions expanded:-
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Corrections in the text are noted below, with corrections inside the brackets:
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NOTE: Numbers in brackets are the official handicap ratings for each horse.
13
The foot-notes added by the translator have been placed in square brackets.
14
The words enclosed in brackets are those which are on her gravestone.
15
Arkadin grabbed the disinfectant dispenser and ripped it free of its brackets.
16
There were brackets for a bar, but no bar to be seen.
About this term
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Translations for brackets
Portuguese
Catalan
Brackets through the time
Brackets across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common