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: a Chinese puzzle made by cutting a square of thin material into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid which are capable of being recombined in many different figures
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Then came the writers’ strike, and the actors’ strike, and the tangram of the talents’ schedules and projects.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Tangrams Plus Tangrams Plus is based on the ancient Chinese tangram puzzles.
—cleveland, 16 Mar. 2020
Each branch has a set of large tangram blocks — interlocking pieces that can be built with and used as movable seats.
—Katherine Nails, Philly.com, 21 June 2018
Math activities in the classroom featured the creation of math tangram puzzles, math scavenger hunts, math puzzles, etc.
—Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 29 Dec. 2017
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Tangrams Plus Tangrams Plus is based on the ancient Chinese tangram puzzles.
—cleveland, 16 Mar. 2020
Each branch has a set of large tangram blocks — interlocking pieces that can be built with and used as movable seats.
—Katherine Nails, Philly.com, 21 June 2018
Math activities in the classroom featured the creation of math tangram puzzles, math scavenger hunts, math puzzles, etc.
—Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 29 Dec. 2017
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“Tangram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangram. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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tangram
noun
tan·gram
ˈtaŋ-grəm 
ˈtan-
: a Chinese puzzle made by cutting a square of thin material into a number of pieces which can be recombined into many different figures
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