noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
rhymes with -aɪfə(ɹ)
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noun
Meaning 1
A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Named after Blaise de Vigenère (who was not, however, the first to invent it).
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Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.