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   Quad·ran·gle

   /ˈkwäˌdraNGɡ(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a four-sided plane figure, especially a square or rectangle.
   • ▪ a square or rectangular space or courtyard enclosed by buildings.
   • ▪ the area shown on a standard topographic map sheet of the US Geological Survey.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin quadrangulum ‘square’, neuter of quadrangulus, from Latin quadri- ‘four’ + angulus ‘corner, angle’.

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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