Both Uses of
enigma
in
The Adventures of Augie March
- But he and Einhorn were an enigma to Tillie.†
Chpt 5 *
- But that probably is the joke, on one or the other, and laughing is an enigma that includes both.†
Chpt 26
Definitions:
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(1)
(enigma) something mysterious that seems unexplainable
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The word may also be seen in the proper noun, Enigma Machine. It refers to an encryption device used by Nazi Germany during the second world war. Britain eventually learned to unencrypt messages sent with the machine, but kept that ability a secret.