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  Enigma
       
           The electro-mechanical cipher
          engine used by the Germans in World War II.  Many of their
          messages were deciphered at Bletchley Park, by Alan Turing
          and others.
       
          (2000-09-30)
       
       

  Enigma, GA (town, FIPS 27596)
    Location: 31.40905 N, 83.33016 W
    Population (1990): 611 (266 housing units)
    Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 31749

  enigma \e*nig"ma\ ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. enigmas
     ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]z). [L. aenigma, Gr. a'i`nigma, fr.
     a'ini`ssesqai to speak darkly, fr. a'i^nos tale, fable.]
     1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a
        statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered
        or guessed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A custom was among the ancients of proposing an
              enigma at festivals.                  --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be
        satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an
        enigma.

  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.

  enigma
       n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be
            explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains
            one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, secret, closed
            book]
       2: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, brain-teaser]

  enigma
     Ισπανικά n.
     αίνιγμα
     Καταλανικά n.
     αίνιγμα

  enigma
     Basque n.
     #English
     Catalan n.
     (l en enigma)
     Finnish n.
     #English
     Italian n.
     (l en enigma), riddle, conundrum
     n.
     1 Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
     2 A riddle, or a difficult problem.
     3 Riddles and puzzles, collectively.
     4 mysteriousness; obscurity; lack of clarity.
     5 A style of literature characterized by obscurity and hints of
  transcendental meaning.
     6 (alt form en Enigma)
     7 A protein with three LIM domains (a conserved cysteine- and
  histidine-rich structure of two adjacent zinc fingers) at the C terminus
  that regulates protein phosphorylation.
     8 The (w: Talaud kingfisher), (taxlink Todiramphus enigma species).
     9 A species of grasshopper, (w: Oedaleonotus enigma).
     10 A rare species of moth, (taxlink Heliothis enigma species).
     Portuguese n.
     (l en enigma)
     Spanish n.
     1 (l en enigma), conundrum (gloss: something that is puzzling)
     2 riddle, conundrum

  Enigma
     n.
     (lb en historical) A German device used during World War II to encode
  strategic messages.

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

  Enigma
     n.
     (lb en historical) A German device used during World War II to encode
  strategic messages.

  enigma
     Catalan n.
     (l en enigma)
     Esperanto a.
     enigmatic
     Galician n.
     #English
     Latin n.
     (alternative form of la aenigma)
     Polish n.
     (lb pl literary) (l en enigma) (gl: something puzzling, mysterious or
  inexplicable)
     Romanian n.
     (noun form of ro enigmă  def nom//acc s)

  Enigma
     n.
     (lb en historical) A German device used during World War II to encode
  strategic messages.

  enigma
     Catalan n.
     (l en enigma)
     Esperanto a.
     enigmatic
     Galician n.
     #English
     Latin n.
     (alternative form of la aenigma)
     Polish n.
     (lb pl literary) (l en enigma) (gl: something puzzling, mysterious or
  inexplicable)
     Spanish n.
     1 (l en enigma), conundrum (gloss: something that is puzzling)
     2 riddle, conundrum

  Enigma
     n.
     (lb en historical) A German device used during World War II to encode
  strategic messages.

  enigma
     Espanja n.
     arvoitus, mysteeri

  enigma
     Portugisiska n.
     gåta
     Spanska n.
     gåta

  Enigma /eˈnɪɡma/ 
  énigme
  Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist

  Enigma /eˈnɪɡma/ 
  enigma
  Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist

  Enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/
  اللغز

  enigma //əˈnɪɡmə// //ɪˈnɪɡmə// 
  зага́дка 2.
  riddle, or a difficult problem
   3.
  something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable

  enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/
  hádanka

  enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/ 
  záhada

  enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/
  Rätsel  [kniffliges]
     Synonym: conundrum
  
   see: enigmas
  

  enigma //əˈnɪɡmə// //ɪˈnɪɡmə// 
  1. arvoitus
  riddle, or a difficult problem
  2. arvoitus, mysteeri
  something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable

  enigma /inigmə/
  énigme, puzzle

  enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/ 
  1. गूढ़~प्रश्न
        "Shakespeare's character Hamlet has always been an enigma for the readers."

  enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/
  zagonetka

  enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/
  1. rejtvény
  2. talány

  enigma //əˈnɪɡmə// //ɪˈnɪɡmə// 
  謎 2.
  riddle, or a difficult problem
   3.
  something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable

  enigma /inigmə/
  ænigma, griphus

  enigma /ɪˈnɪgmə/ 
    zagadka

  enigma /inigmə/
  adivinhação, enigma

  enigma //əˈnɪɡmə// //ɪˈnɪɡmə// 
  1. enigma
  riddle, or a difficult problem
  2. gåta
  something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable

  enigma /ɛnˈɪɡmə/
  1. bilmece, muamma.

  enigma /enˈiɡma/
  enigmatic

  enigma /enˈiɡma/
  enigmatic

  enigma /enˈiɡma/
  enigmatic

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  зага́дка
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  αίνιγμα
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  arvoitus
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  teka-teki
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  謎
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  mįslė
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  mysterie
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  gåte
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  enigma
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  enigma
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  зага́дка
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  enigma
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  gåta
  indovinello

  enigma //eˈniɡma// 
  bilmece
  indovinello

  enigma
  enigma

  enigma 
  enigma  

  enigma /ɛ̃ˈɲiɡma/ 
  енигма
  zagadka, tajemnica

  enigma /ɛ̃ˈɲiɡma/ 
  αίνιγμα
  zagadka, tajemnica

  enigma /ɛ̃ˈɲiɡma/ 
  1. Enigma machine
  (historia, historyczny, historycznie) niemiecka maszyna szyfrująca z okresu drugiej wojny światowej;
  2. enigma
  zagadka, tajemnica

  enigma /ɛ̃ˈɲiɡma/ 
  énigme
  zagadka, tajemnica

  enigma /ɛ̃ˈɲiɡma/ 
  1. Enigma
  (historia, historyczny, historycznie) niemiecka maszyna szyfrująca z okresu drugiej wojny światowej;
  2. enigma
  zagadka, tajemnica

  enigma /ɛ̃ˈɲiɡma/ 
  gåte
  zagadka, tajemnica

  enigma /ɛ̃ˈɲiɡma/ 
  enigma
  zagadka, tajemnica

  enigma /ˌenˈiɡmæ/
  Rätsel

  enigma /ˌeɪŋɡisˈar/
  enigma, puzzle, riddle

  enigma /enˈiɡma/
  enigma  

  
/ɪˈnɪɡmə/

  
/eniɣma/

  
/eniɣma/

  Enigma, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
     Population (2000):    869
     Housing Units (2000): 348
     Land area (2000):     3.251680 sq. miles (8.421811 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.032409 sq. miles (0.083940 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.284089 sq. miles (8.505751 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            27596
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             31.411466 N, 83.331056 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     31749
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Enigma, GA
      Enigma
  

  99 Moby Thesaurus words for "enigma":
     Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, arcanum, baffle, bafflement,
     baffling problem, bewilderment, bother, brain twister, cabala,
     classified information, confidence, confidential communication,
     confoundment, confusion, conundrum, crossword puzzle, crux,
     dark horse, dilemma, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness,
     disconcertion, disconcertment, disturbance, embarrassment,
     enigmatic question, esoterica, fix, floorer, frontier,
     frontiers of knowledge, guarded secret, hermetics, jam,
     jigsaw puzzle, knot, knotty point, matter of ignorance,
     mind-boggler, mystery, mystery of mysteries, mystification, n,
     node, nodus, nonplus, nut to crack, oxymoron, paradox,
     perplexed question, perplexity, personal matter, perturbation,
     pickle, plight, pons asinorum, poser, pother, predicament,
     private matter, privileged communication, privity, problem,
     profound secret, puzzle, puzzlement, puzzler, quandary, question,
     question mark, restricted information, riddle, scrape, sealed book,
     secret, sixty-four dollar question, stew, sticker, stumper, teaser,
     terra incognita, the incalculable, the occult, the strange,
     the unfamiliar, the unknowable, the unknown, tough proposition,
     unassuredness, unexplored ground, unexplored territory,
     unknown quantity, upset, vexed question, why, x, z
  
  

  n. 谜;

     n. 谜,不可思议的东西