Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadrangle

/ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: quad-ran-gle
IPA: /ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”).

noun

A courtyard which is quadrangular.

noun

The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.

Example Sentences

"I looked up from my desk and saw that suddenly there were big flakes twirling down into the quadrangle, settling on the carefully pruned shrubbery bordering the crosswalks, the three elms still holding many of their leaves, the still-green lawns."
"The quadrangle surrounding the Far Common was never considered absolutely essential to the Devon School."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quadrangle, borrowed from Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/
British English: /ˈkwɒd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/

Inflected Forms

quadrangles (plural)

Phrases

love quadrangle

Synonyms

quadrilateral quad tetragon

Questions

How do you pronounce quadrangle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/.
What does quadrangle mean?: Synonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”).
Where does quadrangle come from?: Inherited from Middle English quadrangle, borrowed from Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum.

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