"decipherment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decipherments [plural]
Etymology: decipher + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decipher|ment}} decipher + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decipherment (countable and uncountable, plural decipherments)
  1. The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the analysis of documents written in ancient languages): desxifratge [masculine] (Catalan), tulkinta (Finnish), déchiffrement [masculine] (French), გაშიფვრა (gašipvra) (Georgian), Entzifferung [feminine] (German), αποκρυπτογράφιση (apokryptográfisi) [feminine] (Greek), dulráðning [feminine] (Icelandic), ráðning [feminine] (Icelandic), deciframento [masculine] (Italian), desciframiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-decipherment-en-noun-Q3PijoGV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'the analysis of documents written in ancient languages': 88 12
  2. Decryption. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decipherment-en-noun-1Hh90151 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 50 50

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