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cryptogram

[krip-tuh-gram]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a message or writing in code or cipher; cryptograph.
an occult symbol or representation.

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Other Word Forms

cryptogrammic adjective
cryptogrammatic adjective
cryptogrammatical adjective
cryptogrammatist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptogram¹

First recorded in 1875–80; crypto- + -gram ¹

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Example Sentences

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For the most part, however, she focused on taking cryptograms apart.

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It appears to be a cryptogram, some wheat deposit intelligence that demanded secrecy.

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If, for example, there’s a “Z” at the end of the trail and a “Y” with the butterfly, for every “Z” in the cryptogram text, you replace it with an “Y” to decipher the quotation.

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Henry’s letter, from Connecticut, was as stilted as a cryptogram from the western front.

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The parchment contained a 17-line cryptogram which apparently revealed where his treasure was buried.

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cryptogenic cryptograph

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