Rubik’s Cube™
noun/ˈruːbɪks kjuːb/
/ˈruːbɪks kjuːb/
- a puzzle consisting of a plastic cube covered with coloured squares that you turn to make each side of the cube a different colourWord Origin1980s: named after Erno Rubik (born 1944), its Hungarian inventor.
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