Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Synonym of on the square.
You must keep within the compass, and act upon the square with all mankind, for your masonry is but a dead letter if you do not habitually perform its reiterated injunctions.
1857, George Oliver, Signs & Symbols, illustrated & explained, page 190Synonyms: on the square
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSynonym of on the square.
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upon the square. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upon%20the%20square
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upon the square,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upon%20the%20square.
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