noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Skill in arithmetic.

   "That knows the law, and writes you six fair hands, Is a fine clerk, and has his cyphering perfect."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of cypher form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

0aughtcalculatecalculateciphercipher

Example

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"That knows the law, and writes you six fair hands, Is a fine clerk, and has his cyphering perfect."

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