"cryptogram" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌkrɪp.toːˈɣrɑm/ Audio: Nl-cryptogram.ogg Forms: cryptogrammen [plural], cryptogrammetje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑm Etymology: From crypto- + -gram. Etymology templates: {{con|nl|crypto|gram}} crypto- + -gram Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|cryptogrammetje}} cryptogram n (plural cryptogrammen, diminutive cryptogrammetje n)
  1. cryptic crossword (crossword puzzle with cryptic definitions) Tags: neuter Related terms: cryptograaf, cryptografie, cryptografisch

Noun [English]

Forms: cryptograms [plural]
Etymology: crypto- + -gram Etymology templates: {{confix|en|crypto|gram}} crypto- + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptogram (plural cryptograms)
  1. Encrypted text. Translations (encrypted text): အက္ခရာဝှက် (akhka.rahwak) (Burmese), salakirjoitus (Finnish), criptograma [feminine] (Portuguese), criptograma [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cryptogram-en-noun-AkoXqtcY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with crypto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'encrypted text': 93 7
  2. (games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded. Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-cryptogram-en-noun-zRzx-QQX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with crypto-, English terms suffixed with -gram Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gram: 27 73 Topics: games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cryptogramme [rare]

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