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单词 crypto
释义

crypto

[ krip-toh ]
/ ˈkrɪp toʊ /

noun, plural cryp·tos.

a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
cryptocurrency.
cryptography.

adjective

secret or hidden; not publicly admitted: a crypto Nazi.

Origin of crypto

First recorded in 1945–50; probably independent use of crypto-; cf. -o

Words nearby crypto

cryptanalyze, cryptectomy, cryptesthesia, cryptic, cryptitis, crypto, cryptoanalysis, cryptobiont, cryptobiosis, cryptoclastic, cryptoclimate

Definition for crypto (2 of 2)

crypto-

a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words: cryptograph.
Also especially before a vowel, crypt-.

Origin of crypto-

combining form representing Greek kryptós hidden. See crypt
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British Dictionary definitions for crypto

crypto-

before a vowel crypt-


combining form

secret, hidden, or concealedcryptography; crypto-fascist

Word Origin for crypto-

New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for crypto

crypto-

pref.

Crypt:cryptectomy.
Hidden; secret:cryptogenic.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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