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Translingual
[edit]Punctuation mark
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- Represents amouthverticallyaligned,in order to form emoticons.
- Separates a number or letter from an item in a list. Compare( ),as in "(A) Milk, (B) Eggs, (C) Flour".
- A)New York, B)London, C)Paris.
- a)New York, b)London, c)Paris.
- 1)New York, 2)London, 3)Paris.
- I)New York, II)London, III)Paris.
- Used in( ).
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, seeCitations:(.
Synonyms
[edit]- (separator between a number and an item).
Symbol
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- (mathematics)Denotes an open endpoint of aninterval.
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- toi(Lojban)
- apostrophe(') (’)
- curly bracketsorbraces(US)({})
- square bracketsorbrackets(US)([])
- colon(:)
- comma(,)
- dashes(‒) (–) (—) (―)
- ellipsis(…)
- exclamation mark(!)
- fraction slash(⁄)
- guillemets(«») (‹›)
- hyphen(-) (‐)
- interpunct(·)
- interrobang(rare)(‽)
- bracketsorparentheses(US, Canada)(())
- full stoporperiod(US, Canada)(.)
- question mark(?)
- quotation marks(formal)(‘’‚) (“”„)
- quotation marks(informal,computing)(") (')
- semicolon(;)
- slashorstroke(UK)(/)
- space(] [)
Chinese
[edit]Punctuation mark
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- used in( )
Japanese
[edit]Punctuation mark
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- Used in( ).
Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Evolved from:-).In theRussian keyboard layout,one has to press Shift+6 to type a colon, which is deemed inconvenient, particularly in instant messaging, as it requires both hands. As a result the smiley's eyes vanished over time.
Punctuation mark
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- (Internetslang,text messaging):-),expressing happiness or amusement.
Usage notes
[edit]Usage of multiple brackets is used to emphasize the laughter or funiness, but it may also suggest an ironic or sarcastic tone. Multiple brackets with zeroes - )0 or (9 - are used similarly to!1,implying that shift key was released, expressing an emphasis. ")))" is not to be confused with((( ))),known as a far-right symbol directed against Jewish people.
Antonyms
[edit]- ((online slang, expression of sadness or disappointment)
Related terms
[edit]- )))(online slang, expression of laughter)
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