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enigma

/ɪˈnɪɡmə/ noun C1
  1. Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A riddle, or a difficult problem. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Riddles and puzzles, collectively. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Mysteriousness; obscurity; a lack of clarity. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A style of literature characterized by obscurity and hints of transcendental meaning. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A protein with three LIM domains (a conserved cysteine- and histidine-rich structure of two adjacent zinc fingers) at the C terminus that regulates protein phosphorylation. (countable, uncountable)
  7. The Talaud kingfisher, Todiramphus enigma. (countable, uncountable)
  8. Any member of the species Oedaleonotus enigma of grasshoppers. (countable, uncountable)

Plural enigmas

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“A problem, my dear count, for everyone—for my mother as well as others; much studied, but not solved, you still remain an enigma, do not fear.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 707 · C1

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