mystery
/ˈmɪs·tə·ri/ n [C/U]Definition
› something strange or unknown which has not yet been explained or understood: [C] Despite years of study, sleepwalking remains a mystery. [U] The details of the scandal are shrouded in mystery. › A mystery is also a book, movie, or play about a crime or other event that is difficult to explain: [C] a murder mystery mysterious /mɪˈstɪər·i·əs/ adj › He tried to convince this mysterious woman to go out with him. mysteriously /mɪˈstɪər·i·əs·li/ adv › The light mysteriously came on, although no one was near the switch.
(Definition of mystery n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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