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A rectangle is defined as:

A quadrilateral with two sets of congruent sides.

Therefore, a square is a TYPE of rectangle.

Rectangles and squares belong to the set of parallelograms, so they have all properties of a parallelogram. A rectangle is an equiangular parallelogram, while a square is an equilateral and equiangular parallelogram. Thus, a square is a rectangle.

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