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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Baconian cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Bacon's cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Beaufort cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "bifid cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "block cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Caesar cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ciphertext"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "classical cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "cypherpunk"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "decipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "encipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Feistel cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Julius Caesar cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Nihilist cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pigpen cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Playfair cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "rail fence cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "stream cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "substitution cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "trifid cipher"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Vigenère cipher"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "cifre"
},
"expansion": "Middle English cifre",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "cyfre"
},
"expansion": "Old French cyfre",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "cyffre"
},
"expansion": "cyffre",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "chiffre"
},
"expansion": "French chiffre",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ar",
"3": "صِفْر",
"4": "",
"5": "zero, empty"
},
"expansion": "Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ar",
"2": "صَفَرَ",
"3": "",
"4": "to be empty"
},
"expansion": "صَفَرَ (ṣafara, “to be empty”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "zero"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of zero",
"name": "doublet"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ar",
"3": "ص ف ر"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
}
],
"etymology_text": "14th century. From Middle English cifre, from Old French cyfre, cyffre (French chiffre), ultimately from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty”), from صَفَرَ (ṣafara, “to be empty”). Doublet of zero. Sense 8 (a fault in an organ valve) may be a different word.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ciphers",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "cipher (plural ciphers)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ci‧pher"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "zero"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A numeric character."
],
"id": "en-cipher-en-noun-ozFSYTXc",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "number"
},
{
"word": "numeral"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "cifra",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цифра"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "číslice"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ciffer"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cijfer"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "numero"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "luku"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "chiffre"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cipri",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "ციფრი"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ziffer"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "midén",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "μηδέν"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "midenikó",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "μηδενικό"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "nulla"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "zéró"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cyfra"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "algarismo"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "cífra",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ци́фра"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "siffra"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Any text character."
],
"id": "en-cipher-en-noun--m8giW74",
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 75 0 5 1 3 1 1 4 0 1 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any text character",
"word": "merkki"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "a painter's cipher",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "an engraver's cipher",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name."
],
"id": "en-cipher-en-noun-~vbwbUg2",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "device"
},
{
"word": "monogram"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 0 67 1 9 2 2 2 7 4 1 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"word": "monogrammi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 0 67 1 9 2 2 2 7 4 1 1 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "ʼalamet",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"word": "علامت"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 0 67 1 9 2 2 2 7 4 1 1 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "nişan",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"word": "نشان"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 0 67 1 9 2 2 2 7 4 1 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vénzelʹ",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ве́нзель"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The message was written in a simple cipher. Anyone could figure it out.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning."
],
"id": "en-cipher-en-noun-yPb2EN95",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "code"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šifrirane",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "шифриране"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "salakirjoitus"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šipri",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "შიფრი"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Verschlüsselung"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kryptográfisi",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κρυπτογράφηση"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "rejtjel"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "titkosírás"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "şifr",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "szyfr"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šifr",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 10 3 53 2 10 2 3 5 3 3 1 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "chiffer"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Cryptography",
"orig": "en:Cryptography",
"parents": [
"Computer science",
"Formal sciences",
"Mathematics",
"Computing",
"Sciences",
"Technology",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "a public-key cipher",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext."
],
"id": "en-cipher-en-noun-pXW4HWna",
"links": [
[
"cryptography",
"cryptography"
],
[
"algorithm",
"algorithm"
],
[
"letter",
"letter"
],
[
"bit",
"bit"
],
[
"ciphertext",
"ciphertext"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext."
],
"topics": [
"computing",
"cryptography",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šifǎr",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шифър"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "salain"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "salaaja"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "salakirjoitusjärjestelmä"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šipri",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "შიფრი"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Verschlüsselungssystem"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dulritunaraðferð"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "şifr",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "szyfr"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šifr",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 0 9 45 9 3 3 17 0 0 6 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "chiffer"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The message is clearly a cipher, but I can't figure it out.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher."
],
"id": "en-cipher-en-noun-hQIroB~O",
"links": [
[
"Ciphertext",
"ciphertext"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "concealed message",
"word": "salakirjoitusviesti"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dašipruli ṭeksṭi",
"sense": "concealed message",
"word": "დაშიფრული ტექსტი"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Chiffre f Geheimschrift"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kryptográfima",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "κρυπτογράφημα"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dulritaður texti"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "dulrit"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šifróvka",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "шифро́вка"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "chiffer"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 2 10 3 50 3 4 12 1 0 4 5",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "concealed message",
"word": "şifre"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The probability is 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000 — a number having five ciphers of zeros.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:",
"A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods"
],
"id": "en-cipher-en-noun-5WqUqSoV",
"raw_glosses": [
"A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "7 1 2 4 1 1 71 4 3 3 1 0 1",
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"US"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "cifra",
"sense": "numeric character",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "цифра"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "numeric character",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "číslice"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ciffer"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cijfer"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "numero"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "luku"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "chiffre"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cipri",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "ციფრი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ziffer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "midén",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "μηδέν"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "midenikó",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "μηδενικό"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "nulla"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "zéró"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cyfra"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "algarismo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "cífra",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ци́фра"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "numeric character",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "siffra"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any text character",
"word": "merkki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"word": "monogrammi"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "ʼalamet",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"word": "علامت"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "nişan",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"word": "نشان"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vénzelʹ",
"sense": "combination or interweaving of letters",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ве́нзель"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šifrirane",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "шифриране"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šifra"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "salakirjoitus"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šipri",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "შიფრი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Verschlüsselung"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kryptográfisi",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κρυπτογράφηση"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "rejtjel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "titkosírás"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "şifr",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "szyfr"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šifr",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "method for concealing the meaning of text",
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"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šifǎr",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шифър"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šifra"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "salain"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "salaaja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "salakirjoitusjärjestelmä"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šipri",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "შიფრი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Verschlüsselungssystem"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dulritunaraðferð"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "şifr",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cifra"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šifr",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шифр"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cryptographic system",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "chiffer"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xifra"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "concealed message",
"word": "salakirjoitusviesti"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dašipruli ṭeksṭi",
"sense": "concealed message",
"word": "დაშიფრული ტექსტი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "el",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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"code": "is",
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"masculine"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šifróvka",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "шифро́вка"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "concealed message",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"code": "tr",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited",
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "tranche"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "hip-hop jam session",
"word": "la glosa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "hip-hop jam session",
"word": "gloss"
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{
"code": "es",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone or something of no importance",
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "someone or something of no importance",
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"text": "I never learned much more than how to read and cipher.",
"type": "example"
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{
"ref": "1979, Octavia Butler, Kindred",
"text": "Can you cipher too—along with your reading and writing?"
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"To write in code or cipher."
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"(intransitive) To write in code or cipher."
],
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"intransitive"
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},
{
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"To decipher."
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"(obsolete) To decipher."
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"obsolete"
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"ipa": "/ˈsaɪfə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈsaɪfɚ/",
"tags": [
"Canada",
"US"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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