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atbash

atbash noun: a simple substitution cipher in which each occurrence of the first letter of the alphabet is substituted with the last, second with next to last, and so on.

Noun

atbash (uncountable)

  1. A simple substitution cipher in which each occurrence of the first letter of the alphabet is substituted with the last, second with next to last, and so on.

Forms of atbash

alternative formathbash

Origin of atbash

From the letters of the Hebrew alphabet aleph, tav, beth, shin.

Questions about atbash

What does atbash mean?
Atbash means a simple substitution cipher in which each occurrence of the first letter of the alphabet is substituted with the last, second with next to last, and so on.
What part of speech is atbash?
Atbash is a noun.

Words near atbash in the dictionary

  1. Ataydes
  2. atazanavir
  3. ATB
  4. Atbara
  5. Atbarah
  6. atbash
  7. ATBs
  8. ATC
  9. atcha
  10. atchabannies
  11. Atchafalaya

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