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单词 decipheress
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decipheressn.

Brit. /dᵻˈsʌɪfərɛs/, U.S. /dəˈsaɪf(ə)rəs/
Forms: see decipher v. and -ess suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: decipher v., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < decipher v. + -ess suffix1. Compare earlier decipherer n.
rare.
A female decipherer.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun] > one who explains > female
unfoldress1577
expoundress1604
decipheress1740
expositress1840
1740 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 409/2 To the ingenious, fair enigmatical, Decypheress, Delia-Zusie.
a1763 J. Byrom Misc. Poems (1773) I. 29 And thou, O Astrology, Goddess divine, Celestial Decypheress [1814 Decipheress].
1980 Libr. Chron. 14 20 In Lewis's case, the decipheress was of course his wife.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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