CRYPTONYM

Etymology

Noun

cryptonym (plural cryptonyms)

A secret name, a code name.

Source: Wiktionary


Cryp"to*nym (krp"t-nm), n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: A secret name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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