Talk:conundrum

Latest comment: 1 month ago by 98.123.38.211 in topic Earliest usages

It can also be described as a riddle who answer also turns to be a riddle. — This unsigned comment was added by 193.130.133.162 (talk) at 10:25, 11 May 2005.

Kept. See archived discussion of September 2007. 07:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

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Is this information accurate?

The word "conundrum" is first recorded in the late 16th century in a work by Thomas Nashe, Saffron Walden (1596). It is used as a derogatory term for a pedant or crank. The word's current meanings date back to the late 17th century. 98.123.38.211 03:52, 7 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
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