Etymology

trangram

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Today it means: Something intricately contrived; a puzzle. Full definition →

Old English trangrain
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtrangrain“a strange thing”
  2. English todaytrangram

From Old English trangrain (“a strange thing”), trangame (“a toy”). See tangram.

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