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subpuzzle

subpuzzle noun: a puzzle making up part of a larger puzzle.

Noun

subpuzzle (plural subpuzzles)

  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.1968, American Psychological Association, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, volume 3, page 411
    • 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

Forms of subpuzzle

pluralsubpuzzles

Origin of subpuzzle

From sub- + puzzle.

Questions about subpuzzle

What does subpuzzle mean?
Subpuzzle means a puzzle making up part of a larger puzzle.
What part of speech is subpuzzle?
Subpuzzle is a noun.
What is the plural of subpuzzle?
The plural of subpuzzle is subpuzzles.

Words near subpuzzle in the dictionary

  1. subpurchasers
  2. subpurlin
  3. subpurlins
  4. subpurpose
  5. subpurposes
  6. subpuzzle
  7. subpuzzles
  8. subpycnocline
  9. subpyloric
  10. subpyramidal
  11. subpyriform

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