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parallelogram

par·al·lel·o·gram [ pàrrə léllə gràm ] (plural par·al·lel·o·grams)


noun 
Definition:
 
four-sided geometrical figure: a two-dimensional geometric figure formed of four sides in which both pairs of opposite sides are parallel and of equal length, and the opposite angles are equal

[Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek parallēlogrammon< parallēlos (see parallel)]
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