enigma
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[edit] English
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- ænigma (chiefly archaic)
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From Latin aenigma (“‘riddle’”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (ainigma), “‘dark saying, riddle’”).
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enigma (plural enigmas or enigmata)[1]
- Something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable
- A riddle, or a difficult problem
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Spanish enigma, Latin aenigma (“‘riddle’”)
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enigma
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enigma m. (plural enigmes)
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From Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (ainigma).[1]
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enigma m. (plural enigmi)
- enigma, riddle
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- ^ “enígma, enímma” listed in Dizionario Etimologico Online
[edit] Spanish
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enigma m. (plural enigmas)
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