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CRYPTOGRAPH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device for deciphering codes and ciphers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cryptograph" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A piece of writing in code or cipher

Synonyms:

cryptogram; cryptograph; secret writing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cryptograph" is a kind of...):

piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A secret method of writing

Synonyms:

cipher; cryptograph; cypher; secret code

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cryptograph" is a kind of...):

code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)

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