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1. Represents a mouth vertically aligned, in order to form emoticons.
2. 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.

3. Used in ( ).

For quotations using this term, see Citations:(.

• (separator between a number and an item) .

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1. (mathematics) Denotes an open endpoint of an interval.

   ${\displaystyle [a,b)=\{x\in \mathbb {R} \,|\,a\leq x<b\}}$

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• toi (Lojban)

Punctuation

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1. used in ( )

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1. Used in ( ).

Evolved from :-). In the Russian 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.

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1. (Internet slang, text messaging) :-), expressing happiness or amusement.

Usage of multiple brackets is used to emphasize the laughter or funiness, but it may also suggest an ironic or sarcastc 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.

• ( (online slang, expression of sadness or disappointment)

• ))) (online slang, expression of laughter)