(cryptogram)

  • 1Cryptogram — Cryp to*gram (kr?p t? gr?m), n. A cipher writing. Same as {Cryptograph}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2cryptogram — 1880, from CRYPTO (Cf. crypto ) + GRAM (Cf. gram) word, letter. A modern word coined in English; though the elements are Gk., the ancient Greeks would find it barbarous …

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  • 3cryptogram — ► NOUN ▪ a text written in code …

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  • 4cryptogram — [krip′tō gram΄, krip′təgram΄] n. [ CRYPTO + GRAM] something written in code or cipher cryptogrammic adj …

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  • 5Cryptogram — For other uses, see Cryptogram (disambiguation). Not to be confused with cryptogam, the plants which reproduce by using spores. Example cryptogram. A cryptogram is a type of puzzle which consists of a short piece of encrypted text. Generally the… …

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  • 6cryptogram — UK [ˈkrɪptəˌɡræm] / US noun [countable] Word forms cryptogram : singular cryptogram plural cryptograms a secret message written in code …

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  • 7cryptogram — A phrase which has a secret meaning, as MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN (Dan. 5:25) or the number 666 (Rev. 13:18). The fish became a Christian cryptogram …

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  • 8Cryptogram (disambiguation) — Cryptogram is a short piece of text encrypted with a simple substitution cipher. Cryptogram may also refer to: The Cryptogram, a bi monthly journal by the American Cryptogram Association The Cryptogram, a play by David Mamet Cryptograms (album),… …

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  • 9cryptogram — noun Etymology: French cryptogramme, from crypt + gramme gram Date: 1878 1. a communication in cipher or code 2. a figure or representation having a hidden significance …

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  • 10cryptogram — n. [Gr. kryptos, hidden; gramma, written character] Method that expresses in a standard code form a collection of data used in classification …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology