"on the square" meaning in All languages combined

See on the square on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-on the square.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the square, {{en-PP}} on the square
  1. (idiomatic) Honest and open. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-on_the_square-en-prep_phrase-vycRauCY
  2. A discreet, unassuming reference to freemasonry. Categories (topical): Freemasonry Synonyms (unassuming freemasonic reference): on the level
    Sense id: en-on_the_square-en-prep_phrase-J6ixp8IX Disambiguation of Freemasonry: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 100 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'unassuming freemasonic reference': 0 100

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