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bracketing

[ brak-i-ting ]

noun

  1. a series of brackets.
  2. framework for supporting a cove, cornice, plaster ceiling ornament, etc.


bracketing

/ ˈ²ú°ùæ°ìɪ³Ùɪŋ /

noun

  1. a set of brackets
  2. photog a technique in which a series of test pictures are taken at different exposure levels in order to obtain the optimum exposure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bracketing1

First recorded in 1815–25; bracket + -ing 1
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Both resolutions “are currently passing by wide margins,†he tweeted on last week, adding, “Thanks for your support!!†and bracketing that line with a quartet of valentine-red hearts.

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The Ford is one of two U.S. carrier strike groups bracketing the conflict.

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Mr. Lloyd said Christians could make the conversation about race more constructive and unifying by bracketing politics.

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The clusters of asteroids move roughly in tandem with Jupiter, bracketing the planet as it moves along its orbit.

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The Rev. Stephen Fields, a Jesuit priest and professor at Georgetown University, said that has to start with professors bracketing their political opinions more often.

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