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parallelogram
(pærəleləgræm)
Word forms: plural parallelograms
countable noun
A parallelogram is a four-sided shape in which each side is parallel to the side opposite it.
parallelogram in British English
(ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm)
noun
a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal in length
See also rhombus, rectangle, trapezium, trapezoidWord origin
C16: via French from Late Latin, from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlos parallel + grammē line, related to graphein to writeparallelogram in American English
(ˌpærəˈlɛləˌgræm)
noun
a plane figure with four sides, having the opposite sides parallel and equal
Word origin
Fr parallélogramme < L parallelogrammum < Gr parallēlogrammon < parallēlos, parallel + grammē, stroke in writing: see gram1Image ofparallelogram
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