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1. : something hard to understand or explain. 2. : an inscrutable or mysterious person. 3. : an obscure speech or writing. Did you know? Enigma comes from a Greek word that means "to speak in riddles." It applies to things, as well as to people, that puzzle one's mind.
The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military.
Enigma, device used by the German military to encode strategic messages before and during World War II. The Enigma code was first broken by the Poles in the early 1930s. In 1939 the Poles turned their information over to the British, who set up the code-breaking group Ultra, under mathematician Alan M. Turing.
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation. Synonyms: problem. a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
Enigma - Sadeness (Full Version) Artist: Enigma Title: Sadeness Album: MCMXC a.D. Genre: New Age Year: 1990 This song offers an interesting contrast of languages - the sacred language of the ...
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ENIGMA definition: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.
Enigma Definition. One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable. A perplexing, usually ambiguous, statement; riddle. A German device used during World War II to encode strategic messages.
During World War II, the Germans used the Enigma, a cipher machine, to develop nearly unbreakable codes for sending secret messages. The Enigma’s settings offered 150,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible solutions, yet the Allies were eventually able to crack its code.
ENIGMA meaning: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.
