re-bracketing

A form of rebracketing — The process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors.

Meanings

nounre-bracketing (countable and uncountable, plural re-bracketings)

plural re-bracketings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of rebracketing.
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APA

re-bracketing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-bracketing

MLA

“re-bracketing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-bracketing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-bracketing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-bracketing.

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