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oblong

The original latin translation was "leaf shaped", the spanish used it to mean shaped like a cigar or elongated circle. The British used it to mean rectangle or elongated square.
The USA uses the Spanish translation, meaning cigar shaped.

Oblong as used by the British would mean rectangle.
Oblong as used by the Spanish or Americans would mean elongated circle or cigar shaped.

by Mike Gracey October 7, 2007

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