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cipher

释义

cipher

noun

UK /ˈsaɪfə(r)/

or cypher

UK

Word Forms

singular	cipher
plural	ciphers

1
countable/uncountable a secret system of writing, used for sending messages so that no one can understand them unless they know the system
in cipher (=using a cipher):
The letter was written in cipher.
Synonyms and related words
Codes and codification
alphanumeric
break
CAPTCHA
2
countable someone who has no power, or who is not important
He was only a cipher.
Synonyms and related words
Unimportant person or people
nonentity
lightweight
mediocrity
3
a design combining or interweaving letters or initials; a monogram
They had their family’s cipher engraved on silver spoons and forks.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 27/09/2014
Open Dictionary - September2014

cipher

noun

US /ˈsaɪfər/

Word Forms

singular	cipher
plural	ciphers

1
countable/uncountable a secret system of writing, used for sending messages so that no one can understand them unless they know the system
in cipher (=using a cipher):
The letter was written in cipher.
Synonyms and related words
Codes and codification
alphanumeric
break
CAPTCHA
2
countable someone who has no power, or who is not important
He was only a cipher.
Synonyms and related words
Unimportant person or people
nonentity
lightweight
mediocrity
3
a design combining or interweaving letters or initials; a monogram
They had their family’s cipher engraved on silver spoons and forks.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 27/09/2014
Open Dictionary - September2014

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