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单词 foursquare
释义 foursquare
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English foursquare, fouresquare, from four, foure four + square
1.
 a. : having four equal sides and four right angles : square
  < a large foursquare Victorian mansion — Osbert Lancaster >
 b. : arranged in a square
  < a stockyard where thatched cowhouses … cart sheds and a great old barn … huddle foursquare — J.W.Day >
2. : characterized by boldness and conviction : sound and unswerving : forthright
 < they are … foursquare and simple and staunch — H.S.Commager >
3. usually capitalized : of or relating to a fundamentalist religious cult or sectarian movement originating in southern California after World War I
 < Foursquare churches >
 < the Foursquare technique >
 < a Foursquare choir >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adverb
1. : in a square position : solidly
 < their monuments stand foursquare — J.E.M.White >
2. : in an unequivocal manner : forthrightly
 < he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration — C.G.Bowers >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
archaic : a figure with four equal sides and four right angles
 < of a shape between a circle and a foursquare — William Upton >
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