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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesक्रॉसword
Native Script:क्रॉसपहेली
Pronunciation / Transliteration: crossword
"वह रोज़ अखबार में क्रॉसपहेली हल करती है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are fitted into a grid of interlocking squares.
"She likes to solve the difficult crossword in the Sunday newspaper every weekend." - 2
A game or exercise involving the identification and placement of words in intersecting patterns.
"The language class used a crossword to test vocabulary retention."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of 'cross' (derived from Old Norse/Latin via Old French) and 'word' (from Proto-Germanic *wurdą). It was coined in the early 20th century, specifically appearing in the New York World on December 21, 1913, created by Arthur Wynne, initially called a 'word-cross puzzle'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crossword" is said worldwide
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mots croisés
Transliteration: mo kʁwaze
"Il fait des mots croisés tous les matins."
Kreuzworträtsel
Transliteration: ˈkʁɔɪ̯tsvɔʁtˌʁɛtsəl
"Sie löst gerne das Kreuzworträtsel in der Zeitung."
parole crociate
Transliteration: paˈrole kroˈtʃate
"Mio nonno risolve le parole crociate ogni giorno."
crucigrama
Transliteration: kɾu.siˈɣɾa.ma
"Me gusta completar el crucigrama del periódico."
palavras-cruzadas
Transliteration: paˈlavɾɐs kɾuˈzadɐs
"Ela passa o tempo resolvendo palavras-cruzadas."
क्रॉसword
Transliteration: crossword
Script: क्रॉसपहेली
"वह रोज़ अखबार में क्रॉसपहेली हल करती है।"
纵横字谜
Transliteration: zònghéng zìmí
"他每天早上都做纵横字谜。"
가로세로 퍼즐
Transliteration: garosero peojeul
"그는 신문에서 가로세로 퍼즐을 푸는 것을 좋아한다."
クロスワード
Transliteration: kurosuwādo
"母は毎朝クロスワードパズルを解きます。"
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