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cryptoquip

cryptoquip noun: a cryptogram puzzle that leads to a saying or quotation.

Noun

cryptoquip (plural cryptoquips)

  1. A cryptogram puzzle that leads to a saying or quotation.
    • The other was a cryptoquip that came in the mail, addressed to Allison. There was no letter attached, no return address, only a St. Paul postmark. The clue said that t equalled a.1995, Pamela Bauer, Elise Title, Tiffany White, Valentine Bachelors, page 256
    • I opened it to find that he had solved a cryptoquip and framed it. It was a quote from Los Angeles Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda.2013, Noel Nation, The Education of a Teacher, page 18

Forms of cryptoquip

pluralcryptoquips

Origin of cryptoquip

From crypto- + quip.

Questions about cryptoquip

What does cryptoquip mean?
Cryptoquip means a cryptogram puzzle that leads to a saying or quotation.
What part of speech is cryptoquip?
Cryptoquip is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptoquip?
The plural of cryptoquip is cryptoquips.

Words near cryptoquip in the dictionary

  1. cryptoprotocols
  2. cryptopsychism
  3. cryptopyrrole
  4. cryptoquark
  5. cryptoquarks
  6. cryptoquip
  7. cryptoquips
  8. cryptoquiz
  9. cryptoquizzes
  10. cryptoracism
  11. cryptoracist

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