parallelogram
noun/ˌpærəˈleləɡræm/
/ˌpærəˈleləɡræm/
(geometry)- a flat shape with four straight sides, the opposite sides being the same distance apart at every point and equal to each otherTopics Colours and Shapesc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French parallélogramme, via late Latin from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlos ‘alongside another’ + grammē ‘line’.
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