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The definition of enigma is something or someone that is puzzling or a riddle. (noun)

An example of an enigma is the question “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”

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See enigma in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a perplexing, usually ambiguous, statement; riddle
a perplexing, baffling, or seemingly inexplicable matter, person, etc.

See enigma in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭ-nĭgˈmə)

noun

One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
A perplexing speech or text; a riddle.

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