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subpuzzle en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + puzzle.

Meanings

1. A puzzle making up part of a larger puzzle.
   • The tangram portion defined by the edges traced during the first and second encounter constitutes a subpuzzle. 1972, B. Meltzer, Donald Michie, Machine Intelligence, volume 7, page 213:
   • 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. 1968, American Psychological Association, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, volume 3, page 411:

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metapuzzle