parallelogram

[par-uh-lel-uh-gram]

par·al·lel·o·gram

[par-uh-lel-uh-gram]
noun
a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.

Origin:
1560–70; < Late Latin parallēlogrammum < Greek parallēlógrammon. See parallel, -o-, -gram1

par·al·lel·o·gram·mat·ic [par-uh-lel-uh-gruh-mat-ik] , par·al·lel·o·gram·mat·i·cal, adjective
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Parallelogram has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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parallelogram (ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm)
 
n
rhombus rectangle trapezium See also trapezoid a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal in length
 
[C16: via French from Late Latin, from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlosparallel + grammē line, related to graphein to write]

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parallelogram   (pār'ə-lěl'ə-grām')  Pronunciation Key 
A four-sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel. Rhombuses and rectangles are parallelograms.
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