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A parallelogram is any four-sided figure that has two pairs of parallel sides.

A rhombus is any parallelogram with two adjacent equal sides. Any rhombus is a parallelogram.

A square satisfies both of these definitions. Any square is just a rhombus with a right angle in it.

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