CRYPTOGRAM

cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing

(noun) a piece of writing in code or cipher

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cryptogram (plural cryptograms)

Encrypted text.

(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.

Source: Wiktionary


Cryp"to*gram (krp"t-grm), n.

Definition: A cipher writing. Same as Cryptograph.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 December 2024

SUNGLASSES

(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”


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