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How to pronounce mystery in English?

the bible's greek new testament
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Type Words
Synonyms closed book, enigma, secret
Type of perplexity
Derivation mysterious, mystify


how it got out is a mystery.
Type Words
Synonyms mystery story, whodunit
Type of story
Has types detective story, murder mystery

Examples of mystery

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The wrap-up is too abrupt, and the answer to the Edwardian mystery is deflating.
From the denverpost.com
She got the recipe from a relative who asked that the mystery never be revealed.
From the delawareonline.com
The film is an engrossing mystery told on two timelines and a tragic love story.
From the kansas.com
This long-awaited proof means that scientists can now start solving the mystery.
From the kentucky.com
Unless of course Laura Buchanan turns out to be the long-distance mystery nanny.
From the latimes.com
As of Friday, the cause of the sickening smell remained a mystery, Voelpel said.
From the thenewstribune.com
The lyrical language may be a mystery but the warmth of feeling is unmistakable.
From the mirror.co.uk
Here, we unravel the mystery and offers a guide to this interesting alternative.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
PayPlan is confident it will get the mystery organisation to reduce its charges.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
  • A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
  • (mysterious) cryptic: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying ...
  • (mysterious) having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
  • Mystery! (also written MYSTERY!) is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA, which airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH. ...
  • Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. ...
  • Mystery is a 1994 album album by Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer Faye Wong.
  • Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term that is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction-- in other words a novel or short story in which a detective (either professional or amateur) investigates and solves a crime. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction. ...
  • "Mystery" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as the second single from their album, Songs from Black Mountain (2006). The single was not released for commercial purchase.