Riddle
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riddle-183-6463677
title:
Riddle
text:
A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and conundra, which are questions relying for their effects on punning in either the question or the answer. Archer Taylor says that "we can probably say that riddling is a universal art" and cites riddles f
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Statement with a double meaning used as a puzzle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddle
date created:
2003-07-16T00:47:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T22:00:21Z
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