square bracket

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square bracket

noun square brackets

  1. Either 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. She said that she "believe[s] that everything happens for a reason."

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noun symbol [ or ]

Españolcorchete
日本語角括弧 kakukakko
中文方括號 /方括号 fāngkuòhào, 中括號 /中括号 zhōngkuòhào
Portuguêscolchete, parêntese reto
Françaiscrochet
Deutscheckige Klammer
Italianoparentesi quadra
Ελληνικάαγκύλη agkýli
Românăparanteză pătrată, paranteză dreaptă
Русскийквадра́тная ско́бка kvadrátnaja skóbka
Tiếng Việtdấu ngoặc vuông

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@misc{square_bracket_2026,
  title = {square bracket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/square%20bracket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}