"cryptophone" meaning in English

See cryptophone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cryptophones [plural]
Etymology: crypto- + phone Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|crypto|phone}} crypto- + phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptophone (plural cryptophones)
  1. A secure telephone that provides security against eavesdropping and electronic surveillance. Translations (secure telephone): cryptophone [masculine] (French), criptofone [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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