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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries미스터리
Pronunciation / Transliteration: miseuteori
" 그것은 미스터리로 남아 있다."
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Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or or explain.
"The origin of the universe remains a great mystery."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'misterie', meaning a secret religious rite, from Old French 'mistere', and ultimately from Latin 'mysterium' and Greek 'mystērion', meaning secret doctrine or thing closed. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from religious secret to anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mystery" is said worldwide
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mystère
Transliteration: mystère
"C'est un véritable mystère."
Mysterium
Transliteration: Mysterium
"Das ist ein großes Geheimnis."
mistero
Transliteration: mistero
"Questo è un vero mistero."
misterio
Transliteration: misterio
"Es un completo misterio."
mistério
Transliteration: mistério
"Isso continua a ser um mistério."
रहस्य
Transliteration: rahasya
"यह एक बड़ा रहस्य है।"
神秘
Transliteration: shénmì
"这是一个巨大的谜团。"
미스터리
Transliteration: miseuteori
" 그것은 미스터리로 남아 있다."
謎
Transliteration: nazo
"それは大きな謎です。"
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