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 A Cryptogram Cryp·To·Gram Noun  French  Crypt Cipher Code

Title cryptogram
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
cryp·to·gram

 \\ˈkrip-tə-ˌgram\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  French cryptogramme, from crypt- + -gramme -gram
 DATE  1878
1. a communication in cipher or code
2. a figure or representation having a hidden significance
English Etymology
cryptogram
  1880, from crypto- + gram "word, letter." A modern word coined in English; though the elements are Gk., the ancient Greeks would find it barbarous.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
cryp·to·gram
\ˈkriptəˌgram, -raa(ə)m\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French cryptogramme, from crypt- + -gramme -gram
1. : a writing in cipher or code
2. : a figure or representation having a hidden significance
• cryp·to·gram·mic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|gramik\ adjective

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