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abbreviation

the following; the following one.

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Origin of sq.

From the Latin word sequēns

Words nearby sq.

spy on, spy out, Spyri, spyware, Spy Wednesday, sq., SQA, sq. cm, sqd., sq. ft., sq. in.

Other definitions for sq. (2 of 3)

sq.²

abbreviation

sequence.

squadron.

square.

Other definitions for sq. (3 of 3)

Sq.

abbreviation

Squadron.

Square (of a city or town).

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How to use sq. in a sentence

Measuring 2,500 sq ft, the suite boasts three bedrooms, a fruit garden, an open air shower and its own lotus pond.
Camilla Stays At $5,500-a-Night Indian Ayurvedic Resort To Cure Her Sinusitis|Tom Sykes|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The bridge is worked by hydraulic power, an accumulator with a load of 34 tons supplying pressure water at 630 lb per sq. in.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Structural wrought iron has a tenacity of 20 to 22 tons per sq. in.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Arauco, a province of Chile, named from the Araucanian Indians; area, 2189 sq. miles; pop.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

It gives its name to a department in the north-west of France, forming part of Normandy; area, 2330 sq. miles.
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Its cultivable area is not so large as Belgium, being under 10,000 sq. miles in extent.
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British Dictionary definitions for sq. (1 of 2)

sq.

abbreviation for

sequence

square

plural sqq the following one

Word Origin for sq.

(sense 3) from Latin sequens

British Dictionary definitions for sq. (2 of 2)

Sq.

abbreviation for

Squadron

(in place names) Square

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