Etymology

subquadrate

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Today it means: Nearly or approximately square. Full definition →

English quadrate ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishquadrate
  5. English todaysubquadrate

From sub- + quadrate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.