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subpuzzle

noun

Etymology

From sub- + puzzle.

  1. inherited from puslian — “to pick out the best bits, carefully select, cull”
  2. prefixed as subpuzzle — “sub + puzzle”

Definitions

  1. A puzzle making up part of a larger puzzle.

    • The three-dimensional problem consisted of three subpuzzles or sets of pieces; the three subpuzzles (hereafter called parts) could be assembled into one large block.
    • The tangram portion defined by the edges traced during the first and second encounter constitutes a subpuzzle.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subpuzzle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA