crypt
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noun
1.
a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
2.
Anatomy. a slender pit or recess; a small glandular cavity.
Origin:
1375–1425 for sense “grotto”; 1555–65 for current senses; late Middle English cripte < Latin crypta < Greek kryptḗ hidden place, noun use of feminine of kryptós hidden, verbid of krýptein to hide; replacing earlier crypta < Latin, as above
1375–1425 for sense “grotto”; 1555–65 for current senses; late Middle English cripte < Latin crypta < Greek kryptḗ hidden place, noun use of feminine of kryptós hidden, verbid of krýptein to hide; replacing earlier crypta < Latin, as above
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| one of the hollow cavities in the skull connecting with the nasal cavities |
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crypt-
variant of crypto- before a vowel.
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crypt (krɪpt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cellar, vault, or underground chamber, esp beneath a church, where it is often used as a chapel, burial place, etc |
| 2. | anatomy any pitlike recess or depression |
| [C18: from Latin crypta, from Greek kruptē vault, secret place, from kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide] | |
| 'cryptal | |
| —adj | |
| crypto- or (before a vowel) crypt- | |
| —combining form | |
| secret, hidden, or concealed: cryptography; crypto-fascist | |
| [New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide] | |
| crypt- or (before a vowel) crypt- | |
| —combining form | |
| [New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide] | |
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Word Origin & History
crypt
early 15c., "grotto, cavern," from L. crypta "vault, cavern," from Gk. krypte, fem. of kryptos "hidden," from kryptein "to hide." Meaning "underground burial vault or chapel in a church" first attested 1789.
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Medical Dictionary
crypt (krĭpt)
n.
A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.
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Example sentences
They once rested in this marble crypt but are now held in a more elaborately decorated tomb on the basilica's main level.
The crypt's marble floor, a gift from the royal pilgrim, is one legacy of that visit.
Using ground-penetrating radar, they scanned the likeliest areas, turning up what appeared to be a vaulted underground crypt.
Colon crypt cells renew the lining of the intestine and make mucus.
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