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enigma definition

enig·ma (i nig′mə, e-)

noun

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

Etymology: L aenigma < Gr ainigma < ainissesthai, to speak in riddles < ainos, tale, story < ? IE base *ai-, oi-, meaningful speech > ? MIr ōeth, oath

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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