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tangram

tang·ram

UK/ˈtænˌɡɹæm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs

Origin

Possibly from Mandarin 唐 (táng, “of the Tang dynasty, by extension, Chinese”) + -gram.

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