n. A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal; -- sometimes restricted in popular usage to a rectangle, or quadrilateral figure which is longer than it is broad, and with right angles.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In geometry, a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel.
n. A pantograph.
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n. a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
Word Usage
"*This is reputed to be the first rock song to contain the word parallelogram in it."