mystery

mystery
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mysteries
1) N-COUNT A mystery is something that is not understood or known about.

The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.

...the mysteries of mental breakdown.

2) N-UNCOUNT If you talk about the mystery of someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality.

She's a lady of mystery...

It is an elaborate ceremony, shrouded in mystery.

3) ADJ: ADJ n A mystery person or thing is one whose identity or nature is not known.

The mystery hero immediately alerted police after spotting a bomb.

...a mystery prize of up to ₤1,000.

4) N-COUNT A mystery is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end.

His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.


English dictionary. 2008.

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