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bracket
[ brak-it ]
/ ˈbræk ɪt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of bracket
First recorded in 1570–80; earlier brag(g)et, from Middle French braguette “codpiece,” diminutive of Old Provençal braga “breeches” (see brogue2)
OTHER WORDS FROM bracket
un·brack·et·ed, adjectiveWords nearby bracket
brachyuran, brachyurous, bracing, braciola, bracken, bracket, bracket clock, bracket creep, bracket foot, bracket fungus, bracketing
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British Dictionary definitions for bracket
bracket
/ (ˈbrækɪt) /
noun
verb -kets, -keting or -keted (tr)
Word Origin for bracket
C16: from Old French braguette codpiece, diminutive of bragues breeches, from Old Provençal braga, from Latin brāca breeches
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