/skweə/
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Translation
A shape with four straight sides that are all the same length.
Word origin
From Old French esquare, from Latin quadra, meaning a four-sided shape.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- esquare
- English cognates
- quarter, quad
Grammar
Gender
Pluralsquares
Examples
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A square has four equal sides and four square corners.
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Here the people make the shape.
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A "square" is also an open space in the middle of a town.
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