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cillies

cillies is the plural of cilly.

Meaning of cilly

Noun

cilly (plural cillies)

  1. (historical) Any predictable facet of the Enigma Machine cipher due to operator error or laziness.
    • Another type of cilly was the repeated use of the same message key, perhaps the initials of the operator's girlfriend […]2000, Simon Singh, The Code Book

Questions about cillies

What is cillies the plural of?
Cillies is the plural of cilly.

Words near cillies in the dictionary

  1. cilium
  2. cill
  3. Cilla
  4. Cilley
  5. Cilleys
  6. cillies
  7. Cillo
  8. Cillos
  9. cills
  10. cilly
  11. cilnidipine

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