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Left bracket

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round bracketnoun(UK) Each of the signs ( and ); parenthesis, bracket (in a strict sense).
parenthesisnounA clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
bracketnounA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
right bracketnounThe right square bracket, "]".
corner bracketnounA bracket fixture shaped in a right angle.
colonnoun(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
commanoun(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
angle bracketnoun(computing) Either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.
diamond bracketnoun(computing) Synonym of angle bracket.
semicolonnounThe punctuation mark ;.
parathesisnoun(printing) The matter contained within brackets.
comma-pointnoun(typography, obsolete) Synonym of comma ⟨,⟩.
bracenounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
pointy bracketnoun(computing, informal) angle bracket
curly bracenoun(programming) Synonym of curly bracket.
square bracketnounEither of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.
banana bracketnoun(colloquial) Either of the brackets (!| and |!), used in the notation for catamorphisms.
broketnoun(computing, informal) An angle bracket: either of the symbols < and > when used as an enclosing pair.
inverted commanoun(Commonwealth) A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ (beginning the quoted material) and ’ or ” (ending it).
ellipsisnoun(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

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