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Definition of rectangle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rectangle

noun
 
/ˈrektæŋɡl/
 
/ˈrektæŋɡl/
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  1. a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°Topics Colours and Shapesc1
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin rectangulum, from late Latin rectiangulum, based on Latin rectus ‘straight’ + angulus ‘an angle’.
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