conundrum

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  1. noun A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.
  2. noun A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma: "the conundrum, thus far unanswered, of achieving full employment without inflation” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)

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  1. Orig. slang, prob. a made word of a pseudo-Latin form, like panjandrum, hocus-pocus, etc. Skeat suggests that it may be a corruption of Latin conandum, a thing to be attempted, neuter ger. of conari, attempt: see conation.
 

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/kəˈnəndrəm/
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