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mysterium
- /mɪˈstɪəɹɪəm/ UK
- /mɪˈstɪɹiəm/ US
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Borrowed from Latin mystērium. Doublet of mystery.
noun mysteria
- Any of various unknown elements thought to make up existing forms of matter, or a substance seen as an elemental or pure form of something else. There are many such mysteria: milk is a mysterium of cheese and butter, and cheese in turn a mysterium of maggots, which were thought to form spontaneously in rotting food.
- The hypothetical source of a galactic radio emission at 1665 megahertz (later identified as due to hydroxyl radicals in interstellar space).
Talk about this word "mysterium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mysterium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mysterium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mysterium "mysterium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mysterium.Cite this
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title = {mysterium},
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year = {2026},
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