cryptograph

[ krip-tuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. cryptogram ( def 1 ).
2. a system of secret writing; cipher.
3. a device for translating clear text into cipher.

cryptograph

/ ˈkrɪptəʊˌɡræf; -ˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. something written in code or cipher
2. a code using secret symbols ( cryptograms )
3. a device for translating text into cipher, or vice versa

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptograph¹

First recorded in 1635–45; crypto- + -graph

Example Sentences

In the present instance we see it doubled no less than five times, although the cryptograph is brief.

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But be assured that the specimen before us appertains to the very simplest species of cryptograph.

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It is a cryptograph, but a simple one, familiar to school children.

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It would involve a discussion of chemical symbols and formul which would make the printed page a cryptograph.

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Pray, Matthew, do you see any one sign repeated oftener than the others in this cryptograph?

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Related Words

• cipher