First Known Use: 1570
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parallelogram
noun par·al·lel·o·gram \ˌpa-rə-ˈle-lə-ˌgram\
geometry : a four-sided shape made up of two pairs of straight parallel lines that are equal in length
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: a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal
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Origin of PARALLELOGRAM
Late Latin or Greek; Late Latin parallelogrammum, from Greek parallēlogrammon, from neuter of parallēlogrammos bounded by parallel lines, from parallēlos + grammē line, from graphein to write — more at carve
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parallelogram
noun par·al·lel·o·gram \ˌper-ə-ˈle-lə-ˌgram\
Definition of PARALLELOGRAM for Kids
: a plane figure with four sides whose opposite sides are parallel and equal
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