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square measure

noun

  1. a system of units for the measurement of surfaces or areas.


square measure

noun

  1. a unit or system of units for measuring areas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of square measure1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Example Sentences

And not any superfluous inches, unless you measure his shoulders and take him in square measure.

Mecate—a Mexican square measure equal to about one-tenth of an acre.

The pink one is Square Measure, for he'll eat his own size in meal any day.

The stremma (square measure) is nearly one-third of an acre.

The root of life was the cube root; the measure of existence was square measure.

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