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polyalphabetic substitution

pol·y·al·pha·bet·ic substitu·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-al-fuh-bet-ik, pol-ee-]
    • /ˈpɒl iˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪk, ˌpɒl i-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

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