sq.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. the following; the following one.

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sq. ² American  

abbreviation

1. sequence.

2. squadron.

3. square.

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Sq. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Squadron.

2. Square (of a city or town).

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sq. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. sequence

2. square

3. the following one

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Sq. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Squadron

2. (in place names) Square

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Etymology

Origin of sq.

From the Latin word sequēns

Example Sentences

The team "struck gold" - discovering the footprint of a 572 sq m Roman villa surrounded by fortifications.

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This includes a substantial 354 sq m aisled building to the south east of the villa - which the team believes was either some sort of barn or meeting hall.

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By the time China declared a unilateral ceasefire a month later - pulling back troops and releasing prisoners of war - India had lost about 7,000 soldiers and 38,000 sq km of territory.

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Investors own the majority of condos under 600 sq ft in Toronto, according to national database Statistics Canada.

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The changes to England's Biodiversity Net gain rules exclude developments under 2,000 sq m of land under a drive to make it easier to build homes on smaller sites.

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