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- [krip-tuh-gram]
- /ˈkrɪp təˌgræm/
- /ˈkrɪp.tə.ɡræm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krip-tuh-gram]
- /ˈkrɪp təˌgræm/
Definitions of cryptogram word
- noun cryptogram a secret symbol 3
- noun cryptogram something written in code or cipher 3
- noun cryptogram a message or writing in code or cipher; cryptograph. 1
- noun cryptogram an occult symbol or representation. 1
- noun cryptogram A text written in code. 1
- noun cryptogram (games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded. 0
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Origin of cryptogram
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; crypto- + -gram1
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Parts of speech for Cryptogram
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cryptogram popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cryptogram usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cryptogram
noun cryptogram
- representation — the act of representing.
- code — A code is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- cipher — A cipher is a secret system of writing that you use to send messages.
- writing — the act of a person or thing that writes.
Top questions with cryptogram
- how to solve a cryptogram?
- what is a cryptogram?
- how to do a cryptogram?
- how to create a cryptogram?
- how to make a cryptogram?
- how to solve cryptogram puzzles?
- what is cryptogram?
- what is cryptogram puzzle?
- how to solve a cryptogram with letters?
- how do you solve a cryptogram?
- how to play cryptogram?
- what is a cryptogram on a credit card?
- what does cryptogram mean?
- how to figure out a cryptogram?
- what is a cryptogram puzzle?
See also
Matching words
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