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square

  • noun
  • skwâr

A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

Other meanings

  1. Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

  2. A square piece, part, or surface.

Example sentences

  • “Draw a square inside the triangular figure.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “I'm back to square one.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old French "esquarre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “square” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.