mystery
noun/ˈmɪstəri/
Frequency rank: #2,257 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Something strange that is difficult to understand or explain.
Example sentence
The detective was determined to solve the puzzling mystery that baffled everyone.
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