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Euclid1 definition

Eu·clid (yo̵̅o̅′klid)

fl. 300 ; Gr. mathematician: author of a basic work in geometry

Etymology: L Euclides < Gr Eukleidēs

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Euclid2 definition

Eu·clid (yo̵̅o̅′klid)

city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 53,000

Etymology: so named (after Euclid) by its surveyors

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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