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crypto-
a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words: cryptograph.
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| 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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Crypto-
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
crypto-
combining element meaning "secret" or "hidden," used in forming English words since at least 1760, from Gk. kryptos "hidden, concealed, secret" (the Gk. comb. form was krypho-). Crypto-fascist is attested from 1937; crypto-communist from 1946.
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Medical Dictionary
crypto- or crypt-
pref.
Crypt: cryptectomy.
Hidden; secret: cryptogenic.
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