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crypt-

crypt- is the alternative form of crypto-.

Meaning of crypto-

Prefix

crypto-

  1. Hidden, invisible.
    • crypto- + crystalline → cryptocrystalline (“whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification”)
  2. Secret.
    • crypto- + fascist → cryptofascist
  3. Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.
    • crypto- + function → cryptofunction
  4. Cryptocurrency.
    • crypto- + asset → cryptoasset

Synonyms of crypt-

Forms of crypt-

alternative formcrypto-

Words that rhyme with crypt-

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Questions about crypt-

What is crypt- the alternative form of?
Crypt- is the alternative form of crypto-.

Words near crypt- in the dictionary

  1. cryppie
  2. cryppies
  3. crypsis
  4. crypt
  5. crypt of Lieberkühn
  6. crypt-
  7. cryptacanthodid
  8. cryptacanthodids
  9. cryptadia
  10. cryptaesthesia
  11. cryptaesthetic

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