Enigma
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- Something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable
- A riddle, or a difficult problem
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Etymology
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
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Mediaeval literature
- Aenigmata, collection of riddles by Symphosius
- Enigmata by Aldhelm
- Enigmata Eusebii by Hwaetberht
- Enigmata by Tatwine
- Enigmata by Saint Boniface
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Songs
- "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", a 1978 song by Amanda Lear
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See also
- Enigma machine, a family of German electro-mechanical encryption machines
- Enigma (band)
- Paradox
- Paradox (literature)
- Puzzle
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