square bracket

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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."

Similar words

bracket corner bracket angle bracket right bracket left bracket round bracket diamond bracket corner quote curly brace brace

Word family

square brackets