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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 bracketed word
- noun bracketed a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc. 1
- noun bracketed a shelf or shelves so supported. 1
- noun bracketed Also called square bracket. one of two marks [ or ] used in writing or printing to enclose parenthetical matter, interpolations, etc. 1
- noun bracketed Mathematics. brackets, parentheses of various forms indicating that the enclosed quantity is to be treated as a unit. (loosely) vinculum (def 2). Informal. an expression or formula between a pair of brackets. 1
- noun bracketed a grouping of people based on the amount of their income: the low-income bracket. 1
- noun bracketed a class; grouping; classification: She travels in a different social bracket. 1
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Origin of bracketed
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 Bracketed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bracketed 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".
bracketed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bracketed
adj bracketed
- akin — If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.
- united — made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
- linked — (of a gene) exhibiting linkage.
- combined — A combined effort or attack is made by two or more groups of people at the same time.
- allied — Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war.
verb bracketed
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- correlate — If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
Antonyms for bracketed
adj bracketed
- disconnected — disjointed; broken.
- unrelated — associated; connected.
- disjoined — separated; disunited.
- unaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- uncombined — made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.
verb bracketed
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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