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cryptograph

[ krip-tuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈkrɪp təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
cryptogram (def. 1).
a system of secret writing; cipher.
a device for translating clear text into cipher.
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Origin of cryptograph

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

Words nearby cryptograph

cryptocrystalline, cryptocurrency, cryptogam, cryptogenic, cryptogram, cryptograph, cryptography, crypto-Jew, cryptology, cryptomeria, cryptometer
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Words related to cryptograph

cipher, conceal

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British Dictionary definitions for cryptograph

cryptograph
/ (ˈkrɪptəʊˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) /
noun
something written in code or cipher
a code using secret symbols (cryptograms)
a device for translating text into cipher, or vice versa
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