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noun
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Decryption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: decoding, decryption
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cryptography, coding, secret writing, steganography
Narrower terms: decompression
History
Etymology tree English decipher Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English decipherment From decipher + -ment.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
