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rectangle

rec·tangle

UK/ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/ US/ˈrɛktæŋɡʌl/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a parallelogram with four right angles

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum (“right angle”), from Latin rectus (“right”) + angulus (“an angle”).

Phrases

  • golden rectangle
  • love rectangle
  • open rectangle
  • rect angle

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