"metapuzzle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: metapuzzles [plural]
Etymology: meta- + puzzle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|puzzle}} meta- + puzzle Head templates: {{en-noun}} metapuzzle (plural metapuzzles)
  1. A compound puzzle formed by several lesser puzzles. In contrast to a regular puzzle, a metapuzzle is missing data that is essential to solving it, and which can only be obtained by solving other sometimes entirely unrelated puzzles. Metapuzzles are frequently used in puzzlehunts. Wikipedia link: metapuzzle Synonyms: meta-puzzle
    Sense id: en-metapuzzle-en-noun-8nJqEHA7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-

Inflected forms

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