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cipher

/หˆsaษชfษš/
B2 ยท Upper Int.โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

a secret way of writing, using special letters or numbers to hide the meaning.

When to Use

๐Ÿ“šAcademic Writingโš™๏ธTechnical๐Ÿ“Exam Vocabulary
Upper Intermediate โ€” fluent in familiar topics

Examples in Conversation

โ€œThe message was written in a simple cipher.โ€

โ€œCan you break this cipher and read the secret text?โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

A numeric character.

Related Words

Synonyms:
codeencryption
Antonyms:
plaintext
Word Family:
ciphertextdecipherencipher

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