"crypto-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /kɹɪptoʊ-/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κρυπτός||hidden, secret}} Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} crypto-, {{en-prefix}} crypto-
  1. Hidden, invisible. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-crypto--en-prefix-75ppW-xS
  2. Secret. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-crypto--en-prefix-MvQSQPQg
  3. Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-crypto--en-prefix-GDbeVwVF
  4. Cryptocurrency. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: crypt- (alt: prevocalic) Related terms: -crypt Translations (Translations): kripto- (Afrikaans), kripto- (Basque), cripto- (Catalan), krypto- (Czech), krypto- (Danish), crypto- (Dutch), krüpto- (Estonian), krypto- (Finnish), crypto- (French), cripto- (Galician), კრიპტო- (ḳriṗṭo-) (Georgian), krypto- (German), κρυπτο- (krypto-) (Greek), kripto- (Hungarian), cripto- (Italian), 隠れ (kakure) (Japanese), kripto- (Latvian), kripto- (Lithuanian), krîpto- (Northern Kurdish), krypto- (Norwegian), cripto- (Occitan), krypto- (Polish), cripto- (Portuguese), cripto- (Romanian), крипто- (kripto-) (Russian), крипто- (Serbo-Croatian), crittu- (Sicilian), krypto- (Slovak), kripto- (Slovene), cripto- (Spanish), krypto- (Swedish), lönn- (Swedish), крипто- (krypto-) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-crypto--en-prefix-en:currency Disambiguation of 'Translations': 27 0 22 51

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