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Both are quadrilaterals. A rectangle has 4 right angles, a rhombus has 2 pairs of equal angles (at opposite corners) A rhombus has 4 equal sides, a rectangle has 2 pairs of equal sides. The opposite sides in both shapes are parallel to each other.

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