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Webster 1913 Edition

enigma

e-nig′ma

(ē̍-nĭg′mȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
enigmas
(ē̍-nĭg′mȧz)
.
[L.
aenigma
, Gr.
αἴνιγμα
, fr.
αἰνίσσεσθαι
to speak darkly, fr.
αἶνοσ
tale, fable.]
1.
A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.
A custom was among the ancients of proposing an
enigma
at festivals.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition

Enigma

ENIG'MA

,
Noun.
[L. oenigma; Gr. to hint.] A dark saying, in which some known thing is concealed under obscure language; an obscure question; a riddle. A question, saying or painting, containing a hidden meaning,which is proposed to be guessed.

Definition 2024

enigmă

enigmă

See also: enigma and Enigma

Romanian

Noun

enigmă f ‎(plural enigme)

  1. enigma

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