square one

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square one

noun

  1. idiomatic, no plural The place where one begins; a lack of progress. We discovered that our first idea would never work, so we were back to square one.

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noun the place where one begins

Españolcasilla de salida, redil
Portuguêsestaca zero
Françaiscase départ

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"square one." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/square%20one. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{square_one_2026,
  title = {square one},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/square%20one},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}