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mystery
A	noun
	1	mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
			something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
		Category Tree: state ╚cognitive state; state of mind ╚confusion; mental confusion; confusedness; disarray ╚perplexity ╚mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
	2	mystery, mystery story, whodunit
			a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚literary composition; literary work ╚fiction ╚story ╚mystery, mystery story, whodunit ╚murder mystery ╚detective story