| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  skw d |
| NOUN: | 1. A small group of people organized in a common endeavor or activity. 2. The smallest tactical unit of military personnel. 3. A small unit of police officers. 4. Sports An athletic team. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete French esquade, from Old French escadre, from Old Spanish escuadraOld Italian squadra, both from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, square. See square.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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