enigma

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Synonyms: ænigma, aenigma, nigma

Antonyms: ænigma, aenigma, nigma

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Noun

1. Something or someone [[puzzling]], [[mysterious]] or [[inexplicable]].
2. A [[riddle]], or a difficult [[problem]].
3. Riddles and puzzles, collectively.
4. [[mysteriousness|Mysteriousness]]; [[obscurity]]; a [[lack]] of [[clarity]].
5. A style of [[literature]] characterized by [[obscurity]] and [[hint]]s of [[transcendental]] [[meaning]].
6. {{alt case form|en|Enigma}}.
7. A [[protein]] with three LIM [[domain]]s (a conserved [[cysteine]]- and [[histidine]]-rich structure of two adjacent [[zinc fingers]]) at the C [[terminus]] that [[regulate]]s protein [[phosphorylation]].
8. The {{w|Talaud kingfisher}}, {{taxlink|Todiramphus enigma|species}}.
9. Any member of the species {{taxlink|Oedaleonotus enigma|species}} of [[grasshopper]]s.
10. Any member of the species {{taxlink|Heliothis enigma|species}} of rare [[moth]]s.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[German]] [[device]] used during [[World War II]] to [[encode]] [[strategic]] [[message]]s.

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