square bracket

1. 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."

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   квадра́тная ско́бкаkvadrátnaja skóbka

   квадра́тна ду́жкаkvadrátna dúžka

   either of two punctuation marks (‘[’ or ‘]’) used to enclose textual material

1. So square brackets indicate a placeholder, right? Can that placeholder represent anything other than a year?

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