"cypher" meaning in English

See cypher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cypher.wav Forms: cyphers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cypher (plural cyphers)
  1. Alternative spelling of cipher Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cipher
    Sense id: en-cypher-en-noun-tVSMaANg

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cypher.wav Forms: cyphers [present, singular, third-person], cyphering [participle, present], cyphered [participle, past], cyphered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cypher (third-person singular simple present cyphers, present participle cyphering, simple past and past participle cyphered)
  1. Alternative spelling of cipher Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cipher Derived forms: cyphertext, uncypher
    Sense id: en-cypher-en-verb-tVSMaANg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81

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