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tangram
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tangram has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
tangram, n. [Cf. Trangram.].
A Chinese toy made by cutting a square of thin wood, or other suitable material, into seven pieces, as shown in the cut, these pieces being capable of combination in various ways, so as to form a great number of different figures. It is now often used in primary schools as a means of instruction. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tangram, n. a Chinese puzzle square cut into seven pieces to be combined into various figures.
Etymology
19th c.: orig. unkn.
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