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lenticular bracket

lenticular bracket noun: either of a pair of symbols,【 】, generally used in Chinese and Japanese dictionaries to enclose headwords, and sometimes for other purposes.

Noun

lenticular bracket (plural lenticular brackets)

  1. Either of a pair of symbols,【 】, generally used in Chinese and Japanese dictionaries to enclose headwords, and sometimes for other purposes.

Forms of lenticular bracket

plurallenticular brackets

Origin of lenticular bracket

From lenticular + bracket, due to their resemblance to a lens.

Questions about lenticular bracket

What does lenticular bracket mean?
Lenticular bracket means either of a pair of symbols,【 】, generally used in Chinese and Japanese dictionaries to enclose headwords, and sometimes for other purposes.
What part of speech is lenticular bracket?
Lenticular bracket is a noun.
What is the plural of lenticular bracket?
The plural of lenticular bracket is lenticular brackets.

Words near lenticular bracket in the dictionary

  1. lenticles
  2. lenticonus
  3. lenticula
  4. lenticulae
  5. lenticular
  6. lenticular bracket
  7. lenticular brackets
  8. lenticular cloud
  9. lenticular clouds
  10. lenticular galaxies
  11. lenticular galaxy

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