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   brace

   /breɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support: "a neck brace" Similar supportcalipertrusssurgical appliance
   • ▪ a strengthening piece of iron or timber used in building or carpentry. Similar propbeamjoistbattenrodpostpolecolumnstrutstaysupporttrussreinforcementbuttressshorestanchionbracketsprag
   • ▪ a wire device fitted in the mouth to straighten the teeth.
   • ▪ a drilling tool with a crank handle and a socket to hold a bit. Similar drilldrilling toolboring toolrotary tool
   • ▪ a rope attached to the yard of a ship for trimming the sail.
   • 2. a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the top of trousers at the front and back to hold them up. British
   • 3. a pair of something, typically of birds or mammals killed in hunting: "thirty brace of grouse" Similar paircoupleduotwosomeduologytworare:dupletdyadduaddoubleton
   • 4. either of the two marks { and }, used either to indicate that two or more items on one side have the same relationship as each other to the single item to which the other side points, or in pairs to show that words between them are connected. Similar bracketparenthesis
   • ▪ a similar mark connecting staves to be performed at the same time.

   verb

   • 1. make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support: "the posts were braced by lengths of timber" Similar supportshore upprop uphold upbuttresscarrybearunderpinstrengthenreinforcefortifyarchaic:underprop
   • ▪ press (one's body or part of one's body) firmly against something in order to stay balanced: "she braced her feet against a projecting shelf" Similar steadysecurestabilizefixmake fastproppoisetensetightenstiffenstrain
   • ▪ tense the muscles in (a part of one's body) in order to stay stiffly in a certain position: "he stood with legs braced"
   • 2. prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant: "both stations are bracing themselves for job losses" Similar prepareget readymake readygear upnervesteelgalvanizegirdstrengthenfortifybolsterbuttressinformal:psych oneself up

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

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   1 day ago · The concept of Yugoslavia, as a common state for all South Slavic peoples, emerged in the late 17th century and gained prominence through the Illyrian Movement of the 19th century. The name was created by the combination of the Slavic words jug ("south") and Slaveni / Sloveni (Slavs).

   • Area: 51,197 km 2
   • Independence: 3 March,1992

   • Capital: Sarajevo
   • Population (2018): 3,301,779

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