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Meaning of mysterium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
mɪˈstɪəɹɪəm

Definitions

  1. 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.
    historical
  2. The hypothetical source of a galactic radio emission at 1665 megahertz (later identified as due to hydroxyl radicals in interstellar space).
    historical

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mystery mystery bag Mystery Bay mystery box mystery box show mystery clock

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