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noun Linguistics.

a representation of the constituent structure of a string, as a word or sentence, comparable to a tree diagram, in which each constituent is shown in brackets and given a subscript grammatical label, with each bracketed item corresponding to a node in a tree diagram.

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Words nearby labeled bracketing

labarum, labdanum, Labe, labefaction, label, labeled bracketing, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, la belle indifference, labellist, labellum, labetalol

Example sentences from the Web for labeled bracketing

First they labeled me the “girlfriend,” then I was the “cougar girlfriend.”
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All|Aurora Snow|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dalbesio made it clear that Calvin Klein never labeled her “plus size,” nor treated her differently than the other waifish models.
Let’s Get Rid of ‘Plus-Size’ for Good|Emily Shire|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The song has been labeled controversial and progressive—and has been celebrated in such outlets as Rolling Stone and Slate.
Is This Country Star the New Wendy Davis?|Matt Lewis|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her opponents, meanwhile, labeled her “the Democratic Scott Walker.”
Meet Gina Raimondo, the Only Democratic Star of 2014|David Freedlander|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When the trailer debuted in June, Drudge Report picked up the link to it and labeled it an “Obama Generation Satire.”
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. McAllister looked the garage over, and observed the newly labeled drawers.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
With commendable enterprise he had fitted up a portion of his barn and had labeled it "Motor Garage" in huge letters.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Hollister no longer had a philosophy of life in which motives and actions were tagged and labeled according to their kind.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
When the pure food law went into effect, Phenalgin was labeled a malaria germicide.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Food which contains this preservative will be so labeled and should not be given to children or people with weak digestion.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

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