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   E·nig·ma

   /iˈniɡmə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand: "Madeleine was still an enigma to him"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai ‘speak allusively’, from ainos ‘fable’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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