"cryptonymy" meaning in English

See cryptonymy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cryptonymies [plural]
Etymology: crypto- + -onymy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|crypto|onymy}} crypto- + -onymy Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptonymy (plural cryptonymies)
  1. The use of code names or cryptonyms.

Inflected forms

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