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Added 9 October 2026

enigma

/ɪˈnɪɡmə/ noun

In Latin: aenigma Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about enigma at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
how it got out is a mystery
A difficult problem.

Origin

From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), being derived itself from the Ancient Greek verbal noun αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, speaking in riddles”).

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