"crossnumber" meaning in All languages combined

See crossnumber on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: crossnumbers [plural]
Etymology: From cross + number, modelled on crossword. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cross|number}} cross + number Head templates: {{en-noun}} crossnumber (plural crossnumbers)
  1. A puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general knowledge (such as the year of a historical event). Translations (crossword-like puzzle filled with numbers): תשבץ מספרים (tashbéts misparím) (Hebrew)

Inflected forms

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