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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Foursquare  \Four"square`\,  a. 
  Having  four  sides  and  four  equal  angles.  --Sir  W.  Raleigh. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  foursquare 
  adj  :  characterized  by  firm  and  unwavering  conviction;  "a 
  foursquare  refusal  to  yield" 
  n  :  (geometry)  a  plane  rectangle  with  four  equal  sides  and  four 
  right  angles;  a  four-sided  regular  polygon;  "you  can 
  compute  the  area  of  a  square  if  you  know  the  length  of 
  its  sides"  [syn:  {square}] 
  adv  1:  in  a  square  position;  "the  building  stood  foursquare" 
  2:  with  firmness  and  conviction;  without  compromise;  "he  stood 
  foursquare  for  religious  liberty  and  toleration"- 
  C.G.Bowers;  "dealt  straightforwardly  with  all  issues" 
  [syn:  {squarely},  {straightforwardly}] 

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