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trapezium

Main Entry:: tra·pe·zi·um
Pronunciation:: \trə-ˈpē-zē-əm, tra-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural tra·pe·zi·ums or tra·pe·zia \-zē-ə\
Etymology:: New Latin, from Greek trapezion, literally, small table, diminutive of trapeza table, from tra- four (akin to tettares four) + peza foot; akin to Greek pod-, pous foot — more at four, foot
Date:: 1570

1 a: a quadrilateral with no parallel sides bBritish : trapezoid 1b2: a bone in the wrist at the base of the metacarpal of the thumb

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