noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cipher or cryptogram.

   "decipherers of cryptograph"

2. 2
   a device for deciphering codes and ciphers wordnet
3. 3
   A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
4. 4
   a piece of writing in code or cipher wordnet
5. 5
   a secret method of writing wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To write text using a code or cipher. rare

Synonyms

All synonyms

cipherciphercodecryptogramcryptogramcryptography

Etymology

From crypto- + -graph.

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