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- US Pronunciation
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- [pol-ee-al-fuh-bet-ik, pol-ee-]
- /ˈpɒl iˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪk, ˌpɒl i-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pol-ee-al-fuh-bet-ik, pol-ee-]
- /ˈpɒl iˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪk, ˌpɒl i-/
Definition of polyalphabetic substitution words
- noun polyalphabetic substitution a system of substitution that mixes together a number of cipher alphabets in a cryptogram so that each plaintext letter is represented by a cipher that repeatedly changes. 1
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Origin of polyalphabetic substitution
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; poly- + alphabetic
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Parts of speech for Polyalphabetic substitution
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polyalphabetic substitution popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
polyalphabetic substitution usage trend in Literature
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