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cryp·tog·ra·phy
 cryptography
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- pronunciation:
- krIp
ta
gr
fi
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the science or art of creating and decoding secret messages, esp. those employing ciphers and codes.
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| definition 2: |
the procedures and methods of making and decoding secret writings.
- similar words:
- cipher
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| derivations: |
cryptographic (adj.), cryptographically (adv.), cryptographer (n.) |
The word cryptography
contains the following parts:
crypt, crypto, cryph
Greek
root
that means secret, hidden
  Example words:
graph, -graphy
Greek
root
that means writing, drawing, recording
Example words:
autobiography, autograph, bibliography, biography, geography, graph, graphic, graphics, graphite, homograph, mimeograph, oceanography, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, photography, seismograph, telegraph, topography
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