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Trapezoids have exactly one set of parallel sides.

A square has two sets of parallel sides, so it simply cannot be a trapezoid.
Because a square is a regular polygon with 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles whereas a trapezoid is an irregular 4 sided polygon.

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