"atbash" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: atbash, – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Atbash is a simple cipher used to hide the meaning of a piece of text. In atbash, the alphabet goes in reverse. The letter A becomes the letter Z, the letter B becomes the letter Y, and so on.
    Sense id: simple-atbash-en-noun-x1ikj31a
     
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