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cryp•to

Pronunciation: (krip'tō), [key]
—n., pl. -tos,
—adj.

—n.
a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.

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

crypto-

a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words: cryptograph.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

cryptic

cryptoanalysis

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