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Meaning of magic square | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A palindromic square word arrangement, usually in the form of a magic amulet.
  2. An n-by-n arrangement of n² numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.

Equivalents

Español cuadrado mágico
Suomi taikaneliö
Français carré magique
日本語 魔方陣
한국어 마방진
Português quadrado mágico

Examples

“Probably the best-known magic square is the 5×5 square consisting of the words ROTAS OPERA TENET AREPO SATOR.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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