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conundrum

[ kuh-nuhn-druhm ]

noun

  1. a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
  2. anything that puzzles.


conundrum

/ 办蓹藞苍蕦苍诲谤蓹尘 /

noun

  1. a riddle, esp one whose answer makes a play on words
  2. a puzzling question or problem
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of conundrum1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; pseudo-Latin word of obscure origin
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of conundrum1

C16: of unknown origin
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Her conundrum has lately been making me think about Daniel Shapiro's fascinating book, "Negotiating the Nonnegotiable," and his clear-eyed examination of the roles of tribalism and identity in accelerating conflict 鈥 and in ameliorating it.

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It created an early-season conundrum for Roberts, as he tried to shake the team out of a recent offensive lull.

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One of the biggest things is embodiment 鈥 it鈥檚 an endless question and the conundrum of being a Black writer in America and writing in English.

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Nauman paid close attention to Duchamp鈥檚 penchant for an art of puns and conundrums.

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The left-field bequest 鈥 as if tending to Walter鈥檚 legacy with an overdue book of his correspondence wasn鈥檛 enough 鈥 is, to Iris, a mystery on top of a conundrum.

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