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BRACKETS (5)
BRACKETS (5)
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marks
(()) used in dictionaries:
(a) to enclose additional
information
or directions, etc.
Example
: She said "I wuv (
love
) you."
(b) sometimes to enclose examples
given
in the
dictionary
.
Example
:
house
1. a building in which people live (They are in their
house
.)
(c) to enclose the
derivation
of a
word
.
Example
:
pen
(from
Old
French
penne, from
Latin
penna, feather).
See also
derivation
in this glossary.
—The
Basic
Study
Manual
Glossary Approved
Oct
. 90