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rect·an·gle

noun \ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl\

Definition of RECTANGLE

: a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles; especially : one with adjacent sides of unequal length
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Origin of RECTANGLE

Medieval Latin rectangulus having a right angle, from Latin rectus right + angulus angle — more at right, angle
First Known Use: 1571

Rhymes with RECTANGLE

embrangle, entangle, face angle, pentangle, quadrangle, right angle, round angle, straight angle, triangle, untangle, wide-angle

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