CRYPTOGRAPH

cryptograph

(noun) a device for deciphering codes and ciphers

cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing

(noun) a piece of writing in code or cipher

cipher, cypher, cryptograph, secret code

(noun) a secret method of writing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cryptograph (plural cryptographs)

A cipher or cryptogram.

• J. Earle

A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.

Verb

cryptograph (third-person singular simple present cryptographs, present participle cryptographing, simple past and past participle cryptographed)

(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.

Source: Wiktionary


Cryp"to*graph (-grf), n. Etym: [Gr. krypto`s hidden + -graph: cf. F. cryptographe.]

Definition: Cipher; something written in cipher. "Decipherers of cryptograph." J. Earle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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