crypto-

Definitions

1. Hidden, invisible.
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2. Secret.
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3. Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.
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4. Cryptocurrency.
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Equivalents

15 more languages

Catalàcripto-

Češtinakrypto-

Danskkrypto-

Ελληνικάκρυπτο-

Galegocripto-

हिन्दीगुप्त

Magyarkripto-

Italianocripto-

日本語隠れ

Nederlandscrypto-

Polskikrypto-

Portuguêscripto-

Русскийкрипто-

Svenskakrypto-lönn-

Українськакрипто-

Examples

“crypto- + crystalline → cryptocrystalline (“whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification”)”

“crypto- + zoology → cryptozoology (“the study⟳ of animals whose existence has not been proven”)”

“crypto- + fascist → cryptofascist”

“crypto- + -lect → cryptolect (“a secret language”)”

“crypto- + function → cryptofunction”

“crypto- + variable → cryptovariable”

“crypto- + asset → cryptoasset”

“crypto- + collectible → cryptocollectible”

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