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English noun: mystery | |||
| 1. | mystery (cognition) something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained | ||
| Samples | How it got out is a mystery. It remains one of nature's secrets. | ||
| Synonyms | closed book, enigma, secret | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perplexity | ||
| 2. | mystery (communication) a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie | ||
| Synonyms | mystery story, whodunit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | story | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | detective story, murder mystery | ||
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