Definitions
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- proper noun trademark A puzzle
video game in whichfalling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid. - noun video games, by extension The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in Tetris.
- noun figuratively An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.
Etymologies
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Examples
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HONOLULU, HI -- 04/13/10 -- Tetris Online, Inc. today announced that it has surpassed 1 million registered users on the official Web-based Tetris® game destination in North America, Tetris Friends Online Games (www. tetrisfriends.com).
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HONOLULU - Oct. 20, 2008 - Tetris Online, Inc. (www. tetrisonline.com) today announced the launch of Tetris® Party-the newest official game of Tetris-for Nintendo's downloadable games service: WiiWare ™.
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Tetris is so popular, that two artists, Diego Silverio and Helder Filipov, have created epic and modern pieces of furniture which are modeled after the famed tetriminoes.
Tetris Apartments 2009
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Even Tetris is as much a test of reflexes as lateral thinking.
The player: Professor Layton is back – hooray! Naomi Alderman 2010
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There are very very very few games that stand up as completely symbolic representation and manipulation - Tetris is the only one that comes to me off the top of my head.
Kicking The Dog SVGL 2009
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Tetris is one of the most classic and phenomenal games ever created.
Tetris Apartments 2009
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"There are very very very few games that stand up as completely symbolic representation and manipulation - Tetris is the only one that comes to me off the top of my head."
Kicking The Dog SVGL 2009
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Apart from being a fine game, Tetris is also a perfect mirror of the human condition.
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Released in 1990 and exploding onto the world with its monochrome falling blocks game called Tetris, the Gameboy was a bulky two-button affair.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Released in 1990 and exploding onto the world with its monochrome falling blocks game called Tetris, the Gameboy was a bulky two-button affair.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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