"mystery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪst(ə)ɹi/ Audio: en-us-mystery.ogg Forms: mysteries [plural]
enPR: mĭsʹt(ə)rē Rhymes: -ɪstəɹi Etymology: From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie (Old French mistere), from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “I initiate”), from μύω (múō, “I shut”). Displaced native Old English ġerȳne. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mysterie}} Middle English mysterie, {{der|en|xno|misterie}} Anglo-Norman misterie, {{cog|fro|mistere}} Old French mistere, {{der|en|la|mysterium}} Latin mysterium, {{der|en|grc|μυστήριον||a mystery, a secret, a secret rite}} Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), {{noncog|ang|ġerȳne}} Old English ġerȳne Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mystery (countable and uncountable, plural mysteries)
  1. Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something secret or unexplainable): mister [masculine] (Albanian), μυστήριον (mustḗrion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), سِرّ (sirr) [masculine] (Arabic), գաղտնիք (gaġtnikʻ) (Armenian), առեղծված (aṙeġcvac) (Armenian), misteriu [masculine] (Asturian), sirr (Azerbaijani), misterio (Basque), таямні́ца (tajamníca) [feminine] (Belarusian), зага́дка (zahádka) [feminine] (Belarusian), রহস্য (rohosśo) (Bengali), kevrin [masculine] (Breton), мисте́рия (mistérija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), та́йна (tájna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), စကားထာ (ca.ka:hta) (Burmese), misteri [masculine] (Catalan), tugahala (Cebuano), 神祕 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 神秘 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 神奇 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 神祕 (Chinese Cantonese), 神秘 (san⁴ bei³) (Chinese Cantonese), 神祕 (Chinese Mandarin), 神秘 (shénmì) (Chinese Mandarin), záhada [feminine] (Czech), mysterium [neuter] (Danish), mysterie [neuter] (Dutch), mistero (Esperanto), müsteerium (Estonian), salaisuus (Finnish), mystère [masculine] (French), misterio [masculine] (Galician), საიდუმლოება (saidumloeba) (Georgian), ხვაშიადი (xvašiadi) (Georgian), Geheimnis [neuter] (German), Rätsel [neuter] (German), 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (runa) [feminine] (Gothic), μυστήριο (mystírio) [neuter] (Greek), תַּעֲלוּמָה (ta'aluma) [feminine] (Hebrew), रहस्य (rahasya) [feminine] (Hindi), राज़ (rāz) [masculine] (Hindi), राज (rāj) [masculine] (Hindi), मुअम्मा (muammā) [masculine] (Hindi), सेर (ser) [masculine] (Hindi), rejtély (Hungarian), ráðgáta [feminine] (Icelandic), misteri (Indonesian), mistero [masculine] (Italian), arcano [masculine] (Italian), enigma [masculine] (Italian), ミステリー (misuterī) (Japanese), 不思議 (fushigi) (alt: ふしぎ) (Japanese), 神秘 (shinpi) (alt: しんぴ) (Japanese), нууц (nuuts) (Kalmyk), misteriu duala (Kapampangan), құпия (qūpiä) (Kazakh), сыр (syr) (Kazakh), អាថ៌កំបាំង (ʼaat kɑmbang) (Khmer), 신비 (sinbi) (alt: 神秘) (Korean), 미스터리 (miseuteori) (Korean), сыр (sır) (Kyrgyz), табышмак (tabışmak) (Kyrgyz), ຄວາມລຶກລັບ (khuām lưk lap) (Lao), mysterium [neuter] (Latin), obscuritas (Latin), occulta (Latin), naturae sacra (Latin), arcanum [neuter] (Latin), noslēpums [masculine] (Latvian), mistērija [feminine] (Latvian), paslaptis [masculine] (Lithuanian), misterija [feminine] (Lithuanian), та́јна (tájna) [feminine] (Macedonian), за́гатка (zágatka) [feminine] (Macedonian), мисте́рија (mistérija) [feminine] (Macedonian), misteri (Malay), misteru [masculine] (Maltese), mea ngaro (Maori), pirikoko (Maori), нууц (nuuc) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠨᠢᠭᠤᠴᠠ (niɣuča) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), रहस्य (rahasya) (Nepali), mystéthe [masculine] (Norman), sir (Northern Kurdish), raz (Northern Kurdish), sirr (Northern Kurdish), surr (Northern Kurdish), mysterium [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), mistèri [masculine] (Occitan), ġerȳne [neuter] (Old English), سر (sar) [masculine] (Pashto), راز (rāz) [masculine] (Pashto), نوز (nawz) [masculine] (Pashto), اسرار (asrãr) [masculine, plural] (Pashto), راز (râz) (Persian), معما (mo'ammâ) (Persian), سر (serr) (Persian), Jeheemniss [neuter] (Plautdietsch), tajemnica [feminine] (Polish), misterium [neuter] (Polish), mistério [masculine] (Portuguese), mister [neuter] (Romanian), та́йна (tájna) [feminine] (Russian), зага́дка (zagádka) [feminine] (Russian), та̑јна [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), за̏гоне̄тка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), мѝсте̄рӣј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tajna [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zagonetka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mìstērīj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), záhada [feminine] (Slovak), skrivnost [neuter] (Slovene), misterio [masculine] (Spanish), arcano (Spanish), siri (Swahili), kilinge (Swahili), mysterium [neuter] (Swedish), mystär [common-gender] (Swedish), hiwaga (Tagalog), misteryo (Tagalog), роз (roz) (Tajik), муаммо (muammo) (Tajik), сир (sir) (Tajik), மர்மம் (marmam) (Tamil), ความลี้ลับ (kwaam-líi-láp) (Thai), gizem (Turkish), esrâr (Turkish), sır (Turkish), syr (Turkmen), тає́мниця (tajémnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), зага́дка (zahádka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), راز (rāz) [masculine] (Urdu), سر (sirr) [masculine] (Urdu), سىر (sir) (Uyghur), sir (Uzbek), bí ẩn (Vietnamese), huyền bí (Vietnamese), müster (Volapük), rätöf (Volapük), dirgelwch [feminine] (Welsh), מיסטעריע (misterye) [feminine] (Yiddish), zinga (Zulu)
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  2. Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature): μυστήριον (mustḗrion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), غُمُوض (ḡumūḍ) [masculine] (Arabic), առեղծված (aṙeġcvac) (Armenian), зага́дка (zagádka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 神秘 (shénmì) (Chinese Mandarin), mysterium [neuter] (Danish), arvoitus (Finnish), Rätsel [neuter] (German), mistero [masculine] (Italian), enigma [masculine] (Italian), rebus [masculine] (Italian), табышмак (tabışmak) (Kyrgyz), за́гатка (zágatka) [feminine] (Macedonian), mistério [masculine] (Portuguese), зага́дка (zagádka) [feminine] (Russian), мѝсте̄рӣј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mìstērīj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
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  3. An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (An account, often about crime or murder, with an ending explaining all that happened): paki porehu (Maori)
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  4. (obsolete) A secret or mystical meaning. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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  5. A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid). Tags: countable, uncountable
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  6. (archaic outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Eastern Orthodoxy
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  7. (chiefly in the plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation. Tags: countable, in-plural, uncountable
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  8. (Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Catholicism Translations (an event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions): мисте́рия (mistérija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mistero [masculine] (Italian), мисте́рија (mistérija) [feminine] (Macedonian), mihiteria (Maori), mistério [masculine] (Portuguese), мисте́рия (mistérija) [feminine] (Russian)
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  9. (archaic) A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roun [obsolete] Related terms: mystic, mystical, mysticism, mystify, mystique

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        },
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "The truth behind the events remains a mystery.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:",
          "text": "The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown."
      ],
      "id": "en-mystery-en-noun-JtemX4G-",
      "links": [
        [
          "secret",
          "secret"
        ],
        [
          "unknown",
          "unknown"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mister"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "sirr",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "سِرّ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "gaġtnikʻ",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "գաղտնիք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙeġcvac",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "առեղծված"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "misteriu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "sirr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "misterio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "tajamníca",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "таямні́ца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zahádka",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "зага́дка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "rohosśo",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "রহস্য"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kevrin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mistérija",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "мисте́рия"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "tájna",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "та́йна"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ca.ka:hta",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "စကားထာ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "misteri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "tugahala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "神祕"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "san⁴ bei³",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "神秘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "神祕"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "神秘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "神奇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "神祕"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shénmì",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "神秘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "záhada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "mysterium"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "mysterie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "mistero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "müsteerium"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "salaisuus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mystère"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "misterio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saidumloeba",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "საიდუმლოება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "xvašiadi",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "ხვაშიადი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Geheimnis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Rätsel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "runa",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "mystírio",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μυστήριο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "mustḗrion",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μυστήριον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ta'aluma",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "תַּעֲלוּמָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rahasya",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "रहस्य"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rāz",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "राज़"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rāj",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "राज"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "muammā",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "मुअम्मा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ser",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "सेर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "rejtély"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ráðgáta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "misteri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mistero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "arcano"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "enigma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "misuterī",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "ミステリー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "alt": "ふしぎ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fushigi",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "不思議"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "alt": "しんぴ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shinpi",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "神秘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "nuuts",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "нууц"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "misteriu duala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qūpiä",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "құпия"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "syr",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "сыр"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼaat kɑmbang",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "អាថ៌កំបាំង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "alt": "神秘",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sinbi",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "신비"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "miseuteori",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "미스터리"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "sir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "raz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "sirr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "surr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "sır",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "сыр"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "tabışmak",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "табышмак"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "khuām lưk lap",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "ຄວາມລຶກລັບ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "mysterium"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "obscuritas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "occulta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "naturae sacra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "arcanum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "noslēpums"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mistērija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paslaptis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "misterija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "tájna",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "та́јна"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zágatka",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "за́гатка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "mistérija",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "мисте́рија"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "misteri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "misteru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "mea ngaro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "word": "pirikoko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "nuuc",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "нууц"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 2 6 1 0 3 5 3",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "niɣuča",
          "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠨᠢᠭᠤᠴᠠ"
        },
        {
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          "word": "առեղծված"
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      "word": "Eleusinian Mysteries"
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      "word": "mystery cult"
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      "word": "mystery guest"
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      "word": "mystery meat navigation"
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      "word": "mystery play"
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    {
      "word": "mystery ship"
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    {
      "word": "mystery snail"
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    {
      "word": "mystery tour"
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    {
      "word": "mystery watch"
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    {
      "word": "sex-mystery"
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    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misterio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saidumloeba",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "საიდუმლოება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xvašiadi",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "ხვაშიადი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Geheimnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Rätsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "runa",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mystírio",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μυστήριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "mustḗrion",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μυστήριον"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ta'aluma",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "תַּעֲלוּמָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rahasya",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "रहस्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rāz",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "राज़"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rāj",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "राज"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "muammā",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मुअम्मा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ser",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सेर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "rejtély"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ráðgáta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "misteri"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mistero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arcano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enigma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "misuterī",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "ミステリー"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふしぎ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fushigi",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "不思議"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんぴ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinpi",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "神秘"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "nuuts",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "нууц"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "misteriu duala"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qūpiä",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "құпия"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "syr",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "сыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼaat kɑmbang",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "អាថ៌កំបាំង"
    },
    {
      "alt": "神秘",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sinbi",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "신비"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "miseuteori",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "미스터리"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "sir"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "raz"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "sirr"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "surr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "sır",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "сыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tabışmak",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "табышмак"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khuām lưk lap",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "ຄວາມລຶກລັບ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mysterium"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "obscuritas"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "occulta"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "naturae sacra"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "arcanum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noslēpums"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mistērija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paslaptis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "misterija"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tájna",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "та́јна"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zágatka",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́гатка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mistérija",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мисте́рија"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "misteri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misteru"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "mea ngaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "pirikoko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "pirikoko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "nuuc",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "нууц"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "niɣuča",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠨᠢᠭᠤᠴᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "rahasya",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "रहस्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mystéthe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mysterium"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mistèri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ġerȳne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "sar",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "rāz",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "راز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "nawz",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نوز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "asrãr",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "اسرار"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râz",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "راز"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mo'ammâ",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "معما"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "serr",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "سر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Jeheemniss"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tajemnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "misterium"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mistério"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mister"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tájna",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "та́йна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zagádka",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зага́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "та̑јна"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за̏гоне̄тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мѝсте̄рӣј"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tajna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zagonetka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mìstērīj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "záhada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skrivnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misterio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "arcano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "siri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "kilinge"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mysterium"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mystär"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "hiwaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "misteryo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "roz",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "роз"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "muammo",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "муаммо"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "sir",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "сир"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "marmam",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "மர்மம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kwaam-líi-láp",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "ความลี้ลับ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "gizem"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "esrâr"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "sır"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "syr"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tajémnycja",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тає́мниця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zahádka",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зага́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "rāz",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "راز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sirr",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "sir",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "سىر"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "sir"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "bí ẩn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "huyền bí"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "müster"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "rätöf"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dirgelwch"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "misterye",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מיסטעריע"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "something secret or unexplainable",
      "word": "zinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡumūḍ",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "غُمُوض"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙeġcvac",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "word": "առեղծված"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zagádka",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зага́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shénmì",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "word": "神秘"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mysterium"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "word": "arvoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Rätsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "mustḗrion",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μυστήριον"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mistero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enigma"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rebus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tabışmak",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "word": "табышмак"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zágatka",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́гатка"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mistério"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zagádka",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зага́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мѝсте̄рӣј"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mìstērīj"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "An account, often about crime or murder, with an ending explaining all that happened",
      "word": "paki porehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mistérija",
      "sense": "an event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мисте́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mistero"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mistérija",
      "sense": "an event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мисте́рија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions",
      "word": "mihiteria"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mistério"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mistérija",
      "sense": "an event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мисте́рия"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "mystery (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "mystery"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": sîn-pì vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
    "mystery"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "mystery",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": sîn-kî vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
    "mystery"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "mystery",
  "trace": ""
}

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