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Conundrum
kuh-nuhn-druhm
Olivia Hayes
Definition
A conundrum is a confusing or difficult problem/question. It is often presented as a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words.
Definition
Prefix, suffix, and root
Prefix: Co- (joint,jointly)
Suffix: None
Root: None
Origin: First heard in the 1590s as a slang word for "pedant", "whim", and later "riddle, puzzle". Perhaps the sort of ponderous mock-Latin word that was once the height of humor. The spelling of conundrum changed as it used to be spelled "quonundrum".
Examples
1. What is black and white and read all over?
Examples
2. What can be swallowed or can swallow a person?
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Works Cited
"Conundrum." Literary Terms, 16 Sept. 2017, literaryterms.net/conundrum/.
"Conundrum." Www.dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/conundrum?s=t.
"Picture of a Conundrum Search." Google, www.google.com/search?q=picture+of+a+conundrum&safe=strict&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS870US870&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiou4Dg24zlAhUBH6wKHcVPDmIQ_AUIEygC&biw=1366&bih=657#imgrc=8ZiBkTEH9FC0XM:.