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crypt

  [kript]
–noun
1. a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. 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.
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Origin:
1375–1425 for sense “grotto”; 1555–65 for current senses; late ME cripte < L crypta < Gk krypt hidden place, n. use of fem. of kryptós hidden, verbid of krýptein to hide; r. earlier crypta < L, as above
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crypt-

 
var. of crypto- before a vowel.

crypto-

 
a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words: cryptograph.
Also, especially before a vowel, crypt-.

Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk kryptós hidden. See crypt
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crypt   (krĭpt)   
n.  

  1. An underground vault or chamber, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

  2. Anatomy A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.


[Latin crypta, from Greek kruptē, from feminine of kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

crypt 
1432, "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. Cryptic "hidden, occult" is first recorded 1638. Crypto- as a prefix meaning "concealed, secret" has been used since 1760. Cryptogram is from 1880.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: crypt
Pronunciation: 'kript
Function: noun
1 : an anatomical pit, depression, or invagination crypt> —see TONSILLAR CRYPT
2 : a simple tubular gland (as a crypt ofLieberkühn)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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crypt (krĭpt)
n.
A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.

crypto- or crypt-
pref.

  1. Crypt: cryptectomy.

  2. Hidden; secret: cryptogenic.

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Computing Dictionary

crypt
Unix command to perform encryption and decryption.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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