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Definitions
[ˈbrakɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- each of a pair of marks () [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context
(e.g: symbols are given in brackets)
- a category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits
(e.g: those in a high income bracket)
- a right-angled support attached to a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object
- the distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range
- a diagram representing the sequence of matches in a sports tournament, especially as used for making predictions about its outcome
(e.g: with the March Madness tournament half the fun is filling out your bracket)
- a person's nose or jaw
(e.g: a quick punch up the bracket)
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Origin
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late 16th century: from French braguette or Spanish bragueta ‘codpiece, bracket, corbel’, from Provençal braga, from Latin braca, (plural) bracae ‘breeches’
[ˈbrakɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- enclose (words or figures) in brackets
(e.g: I have bracketed the phrase ‘of contrary qualities’ in the translation, since it is not explicit in the Greek)
- place (one or more people or things) in the same category or group
(e.g: he is sometimes bracketed with the ‘new wave’ of film directors)
- hold or attach (something) by means of a right-angled support
(e.g: pipes should be bracketed)
- establish the range of (a target) by firing two preliminary shots, one short of the target and the other beyond it
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Origin
:
late 16th century: from French braguette or Spanish bragueta ‘codpiece, bracket, corbel’, from Provençal braga, from Latin braca, (plural) bracae ‘breeches’
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