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encipherment

encipherment noun: the act or process of enciphering; encryption.

Noun

encipherment (countable and uncountable, plural encipherments)

  1. The act or process of enciphering; encryption

Forms of encipherment

pluralencipherments

Origin of encipherment

From encipher + -ment.

Words formed from encipherment

Questions about encipherment

What does encipherment mean?
Encipherment means the act or process of enciphering; encryption.
What part of speech is encipherment?
Encipherment is a noun.
What is the plural of encipherment?
The plural of encipherment is encipherments.

Words near encipherment in the dictionary

  1. encipher
  2. enciphered
  3. encipherer
  4. encipherers
  5. enciphering
  6. encipherment
  7. encipherments
  8. enciphers
  9. enciprazine
  10. encircle
  11. encircled

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