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parallelogram

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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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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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Example Sentences
  • Definitely on the way out are the unusual rear parallelogram doors that open out, then fold back along the car's haunches.
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World English Dictionary
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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