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cryptogram

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Encrypted text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: games

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a piece of writing in code or cipher

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cryptograph, secret writing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing

History

Etymology

From crypto- + -gram.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: အက္ခရာဝှက် (akhka.rahwak) — encrypted text
  • Catalan: criptograma — encrypted text
  • Finnish: salakirjoitus — encrypted text
  • Finnish: kryptogrammi — encrypted text
  • French: cryptogramme — encrypted text
  • Kazakh: құпия шифр (qūpiä şifr) — encrypted text
  • Kazakh: криптограмма (kriptogramma) — encrypted text
  • Portuguese: criptograma — encrypted text
  • Russian: криптограмма (kriptogramma) — encrypted text
  • Spanish: criptograma — encrypted text
  • Turkish: kriptogram — encrypted text