rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl 
: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles
especially
: one with adjacent sides of unequal length
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Some have shapes reminiscent of plants, while others resemble geometric forms, including squares, rectangles and circles.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
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rectangle
noun
rect·an·gle
ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl
: a four-sided polygon that has four right angles and each pair of opposite sides parallel and of the same length
Etymology
from Latin rectangulus "having a right angle," from earlier Latin rectus "right" and angulus "angle"
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