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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
enigmatic
 
SYLLABICATION:en·ig·mat·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  ng-mtk
VARIANT FORMS: or en·ig·mat·i·cal (--kl)
ADJECTIVE: Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See synonyms at ambiguous.
ETYMOLOGY:Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle. See enigma.
OTHER FORMS:enig·mati·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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