enigmatology

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noun

the study of puzzles

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounenigmatology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe study of puzzles

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Englishenigma
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishenigmatology

From enigma + -ology.

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