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Definition 2024


crypto-

crypto-

See also: crypto

English

Alternative forms

  • crypt- (prevocalic)

Prefix

crypto-

  1. Hidden, invisible.
    cryptocrystalline
  2. Secret.
    cryptocommunist
  3. Cryptographic.
    cryptofunction; cryptovariable

Translations

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_crypto-'>English words prefixed with crypto-</a>

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, hidden, secret).

Prefix

crypto-

  1. crypto-

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_prefixed_with_crypto-'>French words prefixed with crypto-</a>