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Main Entry:
1an·gle 
Pronunciation:
a
-g
l
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English
angle "corner," from early French
angle (same meaning), from Latin
angulus "angle"
1 : a sharp projecting corner
2 : the figure formed by two lines extending from the same point
3 : a measure of the amount that one line of an angle would have to be turned to be in exactly the same place as the other line <a 90-degree
angle>
4 : POINT OF VIEW, ASPECT <consider a problem from a new
angle>
5 : an often improper way of getting an advantage <a cheater looking for an
angle>
6 : a sharply curving course or direction <the road went off at an
angle>
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adjective
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