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noun |
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A rectangle is a shape with four straight sides. A square is one type of rectangle.
When Gary's little brother draws a school bus, he first draws a long rectangle, and then he draws circles for the tires.
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Rectangle is a word made by combining
rectus, the Latin word for "right," and "angle."