parallelogram
[par-uh-lel-uh-gram]
noun
a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.
Nearby words
- paralleling,
- parallelism,
- parallelist,
- parallelistic,
- parallelize,
- parallelogram law,
- parallelogram rule,
- parallergic,
- paralogia,
- paralogism
Origin of parallelogram
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parallelogram
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Word Origin for parallelogram
C16: via French from Late Latin, from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlos parallel + grammē line, related to graphein to write
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parallelogram
1560s, from Middle French parallélogramme (1550s) and directly from Late Latin parallelogrammum, from Greek parallelogrammon noun use of neuter adjective meaning "bounded by parallel lines," from parallelos (see parallel) + stem of graphein "to write" (see -graphy).
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parallelogram
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