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cryptonym

/ˈkɹɪp.təˌnɪm/

cryptonym noun: a secret name, a code name.

Noun

cryptonym (plural cryptonyms)

  1. A secret name, a code name.
    • The spy was known only by his cryptonym, 'Shadow'.

cryptonym meaning in Bengali

cryptonym in Bengali

গোপন, ছদ্ম নাম

Forms of cryptonym

pluralcryptonyms

Origin of cryptonym

From crypto- (“hidden, secret”) + -onym (“name”).

Words formed from cryptonym

Questions about cryptonym

What does cryptonym mean?
Cryptonym means a secret name, a code name.
What is cryptonym in Bengali?
Cryptonym in Bengali is গোপন, ছদ্ম নাম. See Cryptonym meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is cryptonym?
Cryptonym is a noun.
How do you pronounce cryptonym?
Cryptonym is pronounced /ˈkɹɪp.təˌnɪm/.
What is the plural of cryptonym?
The plural of cryptonym is cryptonyms.

Words near cryptonym in the dictionary

  1. cryptoniscoid
  2. cryptoniscoids
  3. cryptonloid
  4. cryptonloids
  5. cryptons
  6. cryptonym
  7. cryptonymic
  8. cryptonymies
  9. cryptonymous
  10. cryptonyms
  11. cryptonymy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cryptonym (page history and authors); cryptonym (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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