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noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1645 1. a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun 2. a. a question or problem having only a conjectural answer b. an intricate and difficult problem ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a riddle, esp. one with a pun in its answer. 2 a hard or puzzling question. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n 1 a confusing and difficult problem (I don't know the answer - it's a conundrum.) 2 a trick question asked for fun; riddle1 (1) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1596, Oxford University slang for "pedant, whim," etc., later (late 18c.) "riddle, puzzle," also spelled quonundrum; the sort of ponderous pseudo-Latin word that was once the height of humor in learned circles. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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