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rect-

1 American  

  1. variant of recti- before a vowel.

    rectangle.
rect. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) rectified.

rect. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. receipt.

  2. rectangle.

  3. rectangular.

  4. rector.

  5. rectory.

rect British  

abbreviation

  1. receipt

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Etymology

Origin of rect.

From the Latin word rēctificātus

Example Sentences

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The civil affairs people have stacks of confiscated German chocolate in rect- angular cartons, and Marie-Laure and Madame Ruelle eat too many to count.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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