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- [brak-it]
- /ˈbræk ɪt/
- /ˈbræk.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brak-it]
- /ˈbræk ɪt/
Definitions of bracket word
- countable noun bracket If you say that someone or something is in a particular bracket, you mean that they come within a particular range, for example a range of incomes, ages, or prices. 3
- countable noun bracket Brackets are pieces of metal, wood, or plastic that are fastened to a wall in order to support something such as a shelf. 3
- verb bracket If two or more people or things are bracketed together, they are considered to be similar or related in some way. 3
- countable noun bracket Brackets are a pair of written marks that you place round a word, expression, or sentence in order to indicate that you are giving extra information. In British English, curved marks like these are also called brackets, but in American English, they are called parenthesis. 3
- countable noun bracket Brackets are pair of marks that are placed around a series of symbols in a mathematical expression to indicate that those symbols function as one item within the expression. 3
- noun bracket an L-shaped or other support fixed to a wall to hold a shelf, etc 3
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Origin of bracket
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; earlier also brag(g)et (in architecture); of obscure origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bracket
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bracket popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bracket usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bracket
noun bracket
- girder — a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
- strut — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- joint — the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
Top questions with bracket
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See also
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