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cryptology

[ krip-tol-uh-jee ]
/ krɪpˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

cryptography.
the science and study of cryptanalysis and cryptography.

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Origin of cryptology

From the New Latin word cryptologia, dating back to 1635–45. See crypto-, -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM cryptology

cryp·tol·o·gist, nouncryp·to·log·ic [krip-tl-oj-ik], /ˌkrɪp tlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, cryp·to·log·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby cryptology

cryptogram, cryptograph, cryptography, crypto-Jew, cryptolith, cryptology, cryptomenorrhea, cryptomeria, cryptomerorrhachischis, cryptometer, cryptomonad
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Example sentences from the Web for cryptology

  • Some of the spirits took pleasure in making tours de force in cryptology (secret writing).

    Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion