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Square (geometry)

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Block, Inc.

First in use: c. 2009

Square / Square (geometry) / Block, Inc.

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Which meaning of Square is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Square (geometry) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Block, Inc. arrived in 2009. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Square (geometry)

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Duplicate · c. 2009

Block, Inc.

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