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quadrate

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  1. cross                 
 
1. quad.rate \'kwa:d-.ra-t, -r*t\ aj [ME, fr. L quadratus, pp. of quadrare 
   to make square, fit; akin to]quattuor 1: being square or approximately 
   square  of a heraldic cross  2: expanded into a square at the junction of 
   the arms  3: of, relating to, or constituting a bony or cartilaginous 
   element of eac h side of the skull to which the lower jaw is articulated in 
   most vertebrates below mammals
2. quadrate n 1: an approximately square or cubical area, space, or body  
   2: a quadrate bone 
3. quad.rate \'kwa:d-.ra-t\ vi : AGREE, CORRESPOND