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quad·rate
 quadrate
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
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noun |
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kwa
driht
[or]
kwa
dreIt
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| definition 1: |
a square or rectangle.
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| definition 2: |
one of a pair of bones in the skulls of many vertebrates, such as birds, reptiles, bony fishes, and amphibians, to which the lower jaw is attached.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
kwa
driht
[or]
kwa
dreIt
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| definition 1: |
square or rectangular.
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| definition 2: |
of or pertaining to a quadrate bone.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kwa
dreIt
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| inflections: |
quadrates, quadrating, quadrated |
| definition: |
to cause to adapt or conform.
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