Mystery
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A mystery is something secret or unexplainable; unknown; someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature.
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Etymology
From Middle English mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (musterion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mustēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (mueō, “I initiate”), from μύω (muō, “I shut”).
Mystery, mysteries, or mysterious may refer to:
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Religion
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Culture
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Genres
- Mystery film, a genre in cinema
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Literature
- Mystery (fiction), a genre of detective fiction
- Mysteries (novel) or Mysterier, an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun
- "Mystery" (Pee-wee's Playhouse), an episode of the children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse
- Mystery play, a form of medieval European dramatic theatre dealing with religious themes
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Film and television
- Mystery!, a long-running PBS program showcasing British detective fiction
- Mystery TV, a Canadian digital television channel
- Mystery (television), a children's television show
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See also
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