"crypto" meaning in English

See crypto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɪptoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crypto.wav Forms: more crypto [comparative], most crypto [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪptəʊ Etymology: All senses trace back to clippings of words derived from the prefix crypto-, developed at various times in the 20th and 21st centuries. During the 2010s and 2020s, the "cryptocurrency" sense has become the dominant sense. The "cryptography" sense predates that one; thus, a computer or math geek in earlier decades would be referring to cryptography when using this word. The "secret supporter or follower" sense is clipped from such terms as cryptofascist and cryptocommunist. The several informal senses in medicine referring to several microbe genera or the diseases they cause have existed since circa the mid-20th century. Etymology templates: {{glossary|clipping|clippings}} clippings Head templates: {{en-adj}} crypto (comparative more crypto, superlative most crypto)
  1. Secret or covert. Related terms: crypto-
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-adj-dNpj~c4j Categories (other): English terms prefixed with crypto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 12 12 12 3 13 17 13 18

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɪptoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crypto.wav Forms: cryptos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪptəʊ Etymology: All senses trace back to clippings of words derived from the prefix crypto-, developed at various times in the 20th and 21st centuries. During the 2010s and 2020s, the "cryptocurrency" sense has become the dominant sense. The "cryptography" sense predates that one; thus, a computer or math geek in earlier decades would be referring to cryptography when using this word. The "secret supporter or follower" sense is clipped from such terms as cryptofascist and cryptocommunist. The several informal senses in medicine referring to several microbe genera or the diseases they cause have existed since circa the mid-20th century. Etymology templates: {{glossary|clipping|clippings}} clippings Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} crypto (countable and uncountable, plural cryptos)
  1. (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: cryptocurrency
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-noun-en:cryptocurrency Categories (other): Cryptocurrency, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with crypto-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Cryptocurrency Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 6 2 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 12 12 12 3 13 17 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 14 3 1 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 13 2 1 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Cryptocurrency: 12 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance
  2. (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: cryptography
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-noun-en:cryptography Categories (other): English terms prefixed with crypto-, Cryptography Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 12 12 12 3 13 17 13 18 Disambiguation of Cryptography: 13 0 87 0 0 0 0 0
  3. A secret supporter or follower. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-noun-en:secret_supporter_or_follower
  4. (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: cryptococcus
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-noun-en:cryptococcus Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with crypto-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Fungi Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 6 2 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 12 12 12 3 13 17 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 14 3 1 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 13 2 1 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Fungi: 5 6 6 4 32 16 16 15 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: cryptococcosis
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-noun-en:cryptococcosis Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with crypto-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 6 2 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 12 12 12 3 13 17 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 14 3 1 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 13 2 1 20 20 20 20 Topics: medicine, sciences
  6. (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: cryptosporidium
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-noun-en:cryptosporidium Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with crypto-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 6 2 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 12 12 12 3 13 17 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 14 3 1 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 13 2 1 20 20 20 20 Topics: medicine, sciences
  7. (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: cryptosporidiosis
    Sense id: en-crypto-en-noun-en:cryptosporidiosis Categories (other): Diseases, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with crypto-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Coccidial diseases Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 6 2 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with crypto-: 12 12 12 3 13 17 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 14 3 1 19 19 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 13 2 1 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Coccidial diseases: 4 11 3 1 14 17 14 37 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: big crypto, crypto business, cryptobro, crypto wallet

Inflected forms

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