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Noun Cryptology Cryp·Tol·O·Gy  The Scientific Study Cryptography Cryptanalysis

Title cryptology
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
cryp·tol·o·gy

 \\krip-ˈtä-lə-jē\\ noun
 DATE  1935
: the scientific study of cryptography and cryptanalysis
• cryp·to·log·i·cal 
 \\ˌkrip-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\\ or cryp·to·log·ic 
 \\-jik\\ adjective
• cryp·tol·o·gist 
 \\krip-ˈtä-lə-jist\\ noun
English Etymology
cryptology
  1640s, from crypto- + -logia "a speaking."
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
cryp·tol·o·gy
\-jē, -ji\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: New Latin cryptologia, from crypt- + -logia -logy
: the scientific study of cryptography and cryptanalysis

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