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  • proper noun A German device used during World War II to encode strategic messages

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Examples

  • ENIGMA - Evelyn Easters Swain, 89, of Enigma died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at her son's residence in Enigma.

    Tifton Gazette Homepage 2010

  • "Blue Enigma" is a wonderful selection, starting to flower in July and out until it is frosted.

    Stunning salvias Dan Pearson 2010

  • Enigma is obscure enough that the bad guys did not include it on the list of blocked URLs.

    How to diagnose and defeat the dangerous Conficker worm 2009

  • His strange geeky life and its social success are all documented in the biography of his called The Enigma by Andrew Hodges (1983).

    Rain Man's Curse 2009

  • I don't want him to know this, but I hate most religious music - although I do like "Enigma" - but that is about as churchy as I get.

    I'll be bloggone! Terry Nelson 2006

  • I don't want him to know this, but I hate most religious music - although I do like "Enigma" - but that is about as churchy as I get.

    Archive 2006-09-10 Terry Nelson 2006

  • "Enigma" - Literary References - In Popular Culture - Study Aids - Frankenstein - Electronic Editions - Romantic

    Enigma 2010

  • I think you'd like the themes in the one Tim tells me is titled Enigma - really cool with some Gregorian chanting-type parts.

    Building Site Fresca 2010

  • In the history of cryptography, the Enigma was a portable cipher machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages.

    Boing Boing: March 26, 2006 - April 1, 2006 Archives 2006

  • I watched a newcomer called Enigma practice a tricky combo with “Awesome” Austin Creed, a gregarious, handsome young black guy—the only African-American on the roster—whose character was modeled on Apollo Creed from the Rocky films.

    Rapture Ready! Daniel Radosh 2008

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