cryptograph

[krip-tuh-graf, -grahf]

cryp·to·graph

[krip-tuh-graf, -grahf]
noun
1.
cryptogram (def. 1).
2.
a system of secret writing; cipher.
3.
a device for translating clear text into cipher.

Origin:
1635–45; crypto- + -graph
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Cryptograph is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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cryptograph (ˈkrɪptəʊˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf)
 
n
1.  something written in code or cipher
2.  a code using secret symbols (cryptograms)
3.  a device for translating text into cipher, or vice versa

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