cryptogram
Americannoun
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a message or writing in code or cipher; cryptograph.
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an occult symbol or representation.
Other Word Forms
- cryptogrammatic adjective
- cryptogrammatical adjective
- cryptogrammatist noun
- cryptogrammic adjective
Etymology
Origin of cryptogram
Example Sentences
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It appears to be a cryptogram, some wheat deposit intelligence that demanded secrecy.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2021
The parchment contained a 17-line cryptogram which apparently revealed where his treasure was buried.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2020
Two men with conflicting agendas each seek a prophetic cryptogram written on a page from a murdered rabbi’s notebook.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019
The temptation was too great and I twitched aside my cloak to reveal my cryptogram of office.
From Nature • Dec. 15, 2015
Henry’s letter, from Connecticut, was as stilted as a cryptogram from the western front.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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