enigma
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e·nig·ma
(ĭ-nĭg'mə) 
n.
n.
- One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
- A perplexing speech or text; a riddle.
[Latin aenigma, from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai, ainig-, to speak in riddles, from ainos, fable.]
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enigma
IN BRIEF: Something that is puzzling.
No power of genius has ever yet had the smallest success in explaining existence. The perfect enigma remains.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).
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- Rites, Practices, Spells, and Symbols - enigma: obscure occurrence; riddle or mystery
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Enigma
Dansk (Danish)
n. - gåde, mysterium, paradoks
Nederlands (Dutch)
mysterie, enigma, onduidelijk spraakgebruik, mysterieus persoon
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αίνιγμα, γρίφος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - enigma (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - enigma, misterio, acertijo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gåta, mysterium
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谜, 不可思议的东西
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 謎, 不可思議的東西
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 謎, なぞの人, 謎の人物
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شخص غامض, لغز
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חידה, תעלומה
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