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quadrangle

 noun
     
Related topics: Architecture, Shapes, Patterns, Maths
quad‧ran‧gle [countable]
1AA formal a square open area with buildings all around it, especially at a school or college [= quad]
2 technicalHMCF a flat shape that has four straight sides
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