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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Enigma \E*nig"ma\, n.; pl. {Enigmas}. [L. aenigma, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to speak darkly, fr. [?] 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. 2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma. | |
