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quadrangular

American  
[kwo-drang-gyuh-ler] / kwɒˈdræŋ gyə lər /

adjective

  1. having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.


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Etymology

Origin of quadrangular

1585–95; < Late Latin quadrangulāris, equivalent to quadrangul ( um ) quadrangle + -āris -ar 1

Example Sentences

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He piled on runs in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy in November 2023, then carried that form into a quadrangular series later that month, representing India Under-19 against England and Bangladesh.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Pinball Hall of Fame is an enormous quadrangular warehouse jam packed — surprise! — with pinball machines.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2016

The Scots, who lost their tour-opener against Samoa, will complete their South African series against Italy next Saturday, with neither side having won so far in the quadrangular tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2013

The national team would play a quadrangular tournament against the Gambia, Ghana and Sierra Leone.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2013

It was an Eternal Quadrangle, which was eternal as well as quadrangular.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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