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crypto-
crypto-(word root) hiddenExamples of words with the root crypto-: cryptogramcrypto- or crypt-pref. Hidden; secret: cryptoclastic.
[From Greek kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.]crypto- or before a vowel crypt-combining formsecret, hidden, or concealed: cryptography; crypto-fascist. [New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide]cryp•to (ˈkrɪp toʊ)
n., pl. -tos. a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief. [1945–50; independent use of crypto-; cf -o] crypto- a combining form meaning “hidden,” “not perceived immediately or with certainty” ( cryptozoology), “secret” (cryptogram), “not professing openly” ( crypto-fascist), “pertaining to cryptograms” ( cryptology). [comb. form representing Greek kryptós hidden. See crypt] Translationscrypto-
crypto- , crypt- (krip'tō, kript), Hidden, obscure; without apparent cause. [G. kryptos, hidden, concealed] crypto- , crypt-Combining forms meaning hidden, obscure; without apparent cause. [G. kryptos, hidden, concealed]crypto- Combining form denoting hidden.crypt- or crypto- prefix denoting hidden. |