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quadrel

[ kwod-ruhl ]
/ ˈkwɒd rəl /
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noun
a square stone, brick, or tile.
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Origin of quadrel

1680–90; <Italian quadrello, diminutive of quadro square <Latin quadrum;see -elle

Words nearby quadrel

quadratic formula, quadratic residue, quadratics, quadrature, quadrature of the circle, quadrel, quadrella, quadrennial, quadrennium, quadri-, quadriad
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