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cryptogrammic

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cryp⋅to⋅gram

  [krip-tuh-gram]
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–noun
1. a message or writing in code or cipher; cryptograph.
2. an occult symbol or representation.
Origin:
1875–80; crypto- + -gram 1

Related forms:
cryp⋅to⋅gram⋅mic, cryp⋅to⋅gram⋅mat⋅ic  [krip-tuh-gruh-mat-ik] , cryp⋅to⋅gram⋅mat⋅i⋅cal, adjective
cryp⋅to⋅gram⋅ma⋅tist, noun
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cryp·to·gram   (krĭp'tə-grām')   
n.  

  1. A piece of writing in code or cipher. Also called cryptograph.

  2. A figure or representation having a secret or occult significance.

cryp'to·gram'mic adj.
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