rect-

¹ American  

1. variant of recti- before a vowel.

   rectangle.

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rect. ² American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) rectified.

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rect. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. receipt.

2. rectangle.

3. rectangular.

4. rector.

5. rectory.

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rect British  

abbreviation

1. receipt

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Etymology

Origin of rect.

From the Latin word rēctificātus

Example Sentences

Does Jane Austen’s most popular work benefit from the addition of a character singing, “ … stuffed up so tight in my rect … ory!”

From Seattle Times

The civil affairs people have stacks of confiscated German chocolate in rect- angular cartons, and Marie-Laure and Madame Ruelle eat too many to count.

From Literature

I went about the job in a di­rect way.

From Literature

I decided on a more di­rect approach.

From Literature

Rostrum breve, validum, conicum, basi trigon�, lateribus compressis, culmine levato, mandibul� superiore ad apicem deflex� et emarginat�, inferioris brevioris rect� basi crass�, ambarum marginibus inflexis.

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