trapezium
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Recorded since 1570, learned borrowing from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”), diminutive of τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”). Doublet of trapeze.
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trapezium (plural trapeziums or trapezia)
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Borrowed from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”), diminutive of τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”).
trapezium n (plural trapeziums or trapezia, diminutive trapeziumpje n)
Late Latin; from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”), diminutive of τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”).
trapezium n (genitive trapeziī or trapezī); second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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