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SQUARE ONE

\skwˈe͡ə wˌɒn], \skwˈe‍ə wˌɒn], \s_k_w_ˈeə w_ˌɒ_n]\

Definitions of SQUARE ONE

2006 - WordNet 3.0

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the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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