cryptogram

[ krip-tuh-gram ]

/ ˈkrɪp təˌgræm /

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noun

a message or writing in code or cipher; cryptograph.

an occult symbol or representation.

Origin of cryptogram

First recorded in 1875–80; crypto- + -gram¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cryptogram

cryp·to·gram·mic, cryp·to·gram·mat·ic

[krip-tuh-gruh-mat-ik], /ˌkrɪp tə grəˈmæt ɪk/, cryp·to·gram·mat·i·cal, adjectivecryp·to·gram·ma·tist, noun

Words nearby cryptogram

cryptocurrency, crypt of iris, cryptogam, cryptogenic, cryptogenic septicemia, cryptogram, cryptograph, cryptography, crypto-Jew, cryptolith, cryptology

Example sentences from the Web for cryptogram

W-what on earth does that cryptogram mean on the window pane in the photograph?
The Tracer of Lost Persons|Robert W. Chambers
"North or south may be indicated in the cryptogram—when we discover it," said Marsland.
The Mystery of the Downs|John R. Watson
"Now as for the cryptogram which tempted you so sorely," went on the Baron smoothly.
Diane of the Green Van|Leona Dalrymple
Certainly it could be used to the greatest advantage as the key to a cryptogram.
Kastle Krags|Absalom Martin

Was I to tell of the cryptogram I had found beside the body, and its theft during the night?
Kastle Krags|Absalom Martin