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quadrature
noun quad·ra·ture \ˈkwä-drə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\
Definition of QUADRATURE
1
: a configuration in which two celestial bodies (as the moon and the sun) have an angular separation of 90 degrees as seen from the earth
2
: the process of finding a square equal in area to a given area
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First Known Use of QUADRATURE
1591
Rhymes with QUADRATURE
amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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