Synonyms for cryptogram


Grammar : Noun
Spell : krip-tuh-gram
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɪp təˌgræm


Définition of cryptogram

Origin :
  • 1880, from crypto- + gram "word, letter." A modern word coined in English; though the elements are Greek, the ancient Greeks would find it barbarous.
  • noun coded document
Example sentences :
  • I tore up the key, but here is a translation of the cryptogram.
  • Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon
  • For aught we know we may never have another opportunity to work on this cryptogram.
  • Extract from : « Across the Spanish Main » by Harry Collingwood
  • Without knowing where “A.” was, Orme could make nothing of the cryptogram.
  • Extract from : « The Girl and The Bill » by Bannister Merwin
  • I had not a shadow of doubt as to the bona fides of the cryptogram.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" » by Harry Collingwood
  • Then she asked me to explain how I had come to decipher the cryptogram.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Sea » by Bram Stoker
  • On one of the stairs he picked up Grandfather Lumsden's cryptogram.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Downs » by John R. Watson
  • Therefore the sheet on which the cryptogram has been drawn was cut from the Bible.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Downs » by John R. Watson
  • Now, the first line of central figures in the cryptogram is 150.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Downs » by John R. Watson
  • "North or south may be indicated in the cryptogram—when we discover it," said Marsland.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Downs » by John R. Watson
  • "Some one who has solved the cryptogram or got it solved for him," said Crewe.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Downs » by John R. Watson

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