"anticryptography" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: From anti- + cryptography. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|cryptography}} anti- + cryptography Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anticryptography (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The encoding of messages in such a way that they are as easy as possible to decipher. Tags: rare, uncountable
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