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What is the Latin root for straight?

The Latin root for "straight" is rect-.

Here are some examples of words derived from this root:

* Rectangle: A four-sided shape with four right angles.

* Rectify: To make something straight or correct.

* Rectilinear: Consisting of straight lines.

* Direct: To guide or point in a straight line.

* Erect: To build something straight up.

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