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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"
  2. 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.

  3. 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. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top ...

  4. Oct 5, 2014 · 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 ...

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Nov 19, 2023 · The Enigma machine was an encryption device used by the Nazis to encode strategic communications. They relied heavily on the security of the unbreakable Enigma cipher. Cracking the Enigma code gave the Allies access to German plans and messages, providing a crucial intelligence advantage.

  8. ENIGMA definition: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.

  9. Nov 9, 1999 · How the enigma works. The Enigma machine, first patented in 1919, was after various improvements adopted by the German Navy in 1926, the Army in 1928, and the Air Force in 1935. It was also...

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  11. 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.

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