lozenge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French losenge (French losange) 'square-shaped object', from Old Provencal lausa 'flat stone', from Gaulish; cognate with Spanish losa (“‘square tile’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɒzɪndʒ/

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lozenge (plural lozenges)

1. (archaic) A quadrilateral shape with sides of equal length, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a diamond.
   • 1658: Wherein the decussis is made within a longilaterall square, with opposite angles, acute and obtuse at the intersection; and so upon progression making a Rhombus or Lozenge figuration — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 167)
2. (mathematics, geometry) A rhombus.
3. A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

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• (quadrilateral): diamond (informal), rhomb, rhombus
• (medicated sweet): pastille, throat pastille, troche

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