enigma
noun
1.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- “how it got out is a mystery”
- “it remains one of nature”
2.
Origin
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), being derived itself from the Ancient Greek verbal noun αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, speaking in riddles”).
Phrases
- crossword enigma
- enigma canon
- Enigma machine
- riddle wrapped in an enigma
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