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bracket.
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Main Entry:
1brack·et 
Pronunciation:
brak-
t
Function:
noun
1 : a support for a shelf or other weight usually attached to a wall
2 : a short wall shelf
3 a : one of a pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or mathematical symbols to be taken together -- called also
square bracket b : one of a pair of marks < > -- used to enclose written or printed matter; called also
angle bracket 4 : 1CLASS 3a, group;
especially : one of a series of groups sorted according to income