"alphametic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alphametics [plural]
Etymology: Blend of alphabet + arithmetic Etymology templates: {{blend|en|alphabet|arithmetic}} Blend of alphabet + arithmetic Head templates: {{en-noun}} alphametic (plural alphametics)
  1. A puzzle that presents an arithmetic problem with letters in place of the digits, the reader challenged to deduce which digit corresponds to each letter. Synonyms: cryptarithm Related terms: codeword
    Sense id: en-alphametic-en-noun-wSAJwKKc Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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