Complete Definition of "Tetris"

English
Etymology
Coined from Gr. �ε��ά- (tetra-) + tennis.

Noun
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#computing an electronic puzzle game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines.

Quotations
2005: Jack Leonard, Bad Altitude
:While I worked out a Tetris-like arrangement to get all of the leftovers into the oven, Phil's curiosity got the better of him.

Translations
trans-top|game in which falling shapes must be manipulated
Belarusian: ����� (Tetrys)
Czech: Tetris
Dutch: Tetris
Esperanto: Tetriso
Finnish: Tetris
French: Tetris
German: Tetris
Hebrew: ��ר�ס (tetris)
Icelandic: Tetris n
Italian: Tetris
Japanese: ���� (tetorisu)
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Lithuanian: Tetris
Norwegian: Tetris
Polish: Tetris
Portuguese: Tetris
Russian: Те��и� (Tétris) m
Slovak: Tetris
Slovene: Tetris
Spanish: Tetris
Swedish: Tetris
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