"four square" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} four square (uncountable)
  1. A sport played by four players where players have to hit a ball into other people's squares, and attempt to make a return hit. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Playground games, Sports
    Sense id: en-four_square-en-noun-5RCdC4uS Disambiguation of Playground games: 59 41 Disambiguation of Sports: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. (education) A method used to teach children to write about a topic, based on a diagram with four squares, each containing a type of sentence about the topic. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-four_square-en-noun-pNk1SXcd Topics: education

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