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isosceles

isos·ce·les

UK/aɪˈsɒsəliːz/ US/aɪˈsɑsəliz/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of a triangle) having two sides of equal length

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Borrowed from Latin īsoscelēs, from Ancient Greek ἰσοσκελής (isoskelḗs, “equal-legged”), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix). See also iso-.

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