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square bracket

Speech parts

1. square bracket - Noun

2. square bracket - Verb

Meaning

square bracket (plural square brackets)

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.

square-bracket (third-person singular simple present square-brackets, present participle square-bracketing, simple past and past participle square-bracketed)

(transitive) To enclose in square brackets.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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I comma square bracket recruit's name square bracket comma... Terry Pratchett

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