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quadrate adjective Sharp-eyed readers may recognize the "quad" in "quadrate," suggesting the number four. "Quadrate" is in fact a relative of Latin "quattuor," meaning "four," though its direct line of descent links to "quadrum," meaning "square." Other descendants of "quadrum" in English include "quadrille" (a square dance for four couples), "quarrel" (a square-headed bolt or arrow), and "quarry" (a place where large amounts of stone are dug out of the ground); the latter of these can be traced back to a Latin word meaning "squared stone." "Quadrate," incidentally, can also be used in much more specific senses to describe a type of heraldic cross or a portion of the skull in some vertebrates. : being square or approximately square

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December 16, 2012 KWAH-drayt The linoleum featured a colorful pattern of large quadrate shapes.   "For dessert, Namiri brings out quadrate slices of baklava accompanied by strong Turkish coffee." - From a review by Christy Khoshaba in the Monterey County Weekly, May 26, 2011

Word	quadrate
Date	December 16, 2012
Type	adjective
Syllables	KWAH-drayt
Etymology	Sharp-eyed readers may recognize the "quad" in "quadrate," suggesting the number four. "Quadrate" is in fact a relative of Latin "quattuor," meaning "four," though its direct line of descent links to "quadrum," meaning "square." Other descendants of "quadrum" in English include "quadrille" (a square dance for four couples), "quarrel" (a square-headed bolt or arrow), and "quarry" (a place where large amounts of stone are dug out of the ground); the latter of these can be traced back to a Latin word meaning "squared stone." "Quadrate," incidentally, can also be used in much more specific senses to describe a type of heraldic cross or a portion of the skull in some vertebrates.
Examples	The linoleum featured a colorful pattern of large quadrate shapes. "For dessert, Namiri brings out quadrate slices of baklava accompanied by strong Turkish coffee." - From a review by Christy Khoshaba in the Monterey County Weekly, May 26, 2011
Definition	: being square or approximately square

Quadrate Meaning Square Latin Large December Adjective Kwah Drayt