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cryptologic

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cryp⋅tol⋅o⋅gy

[krip-tol-uh-jee]
–noun
1. cryptography.
2. the science and study of cryptanalysis and cryptography.

Origin:
1635–45; < NL cryptologia. See crypto-, -logy


cryp⋅tol⋅o⋅gist, noun
cryp⋅to⋅log⋅ic [krip-tl-oj-ik] , cryp⋅to⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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cryp·tol·o·gy   (krĭp-tŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of cryptanalysis or cryptography.
cryp'to·log'ic (-tə-lŏj'ĭk), cryp'to·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., cryp·tol'o·gist n.
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