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square
What does square mean?
square (noun): a polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use square in a sentence?
- You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce square?
/skwɛɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does square come from?
From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (Modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “square” mean?
a polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral
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