How to pronounce isosceles

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What isosceles means

adjective

Having two sides of equal length, like some triangles

In a sentence: Maya drew an isosceles triangle with two long sides that matched and one short side.

Where it comes from: It came through Latin from a Greek word meaning equal-legged. The two matching sides are like a pair of equal legs.

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