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square brackets

square brackets is the plural of square bracket.

Meaning of square bracket

Noun

square bracket (plural 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."

Questions about square brackets

What is square brackets the plural of?
Square brackets is the plural of square bracket.

Words near square brackets in the dictionary

  1. square away
  2. square ball
  3. square balls
  4. square bashing
  5. square bracket
  6. square brackets
  7. square breathing
  8. square centimeter
  9. square centimeters
  10. square centimetre
  11. square centimetres

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