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cryptograph

noun
cryp·​to·​graph | \ ˈkrip-tÉ™-ËŒgraf How to pronounce cryptograph (audio) \

Definition of cryptograph

: cryptogram

First Known Use of cryptograph

1839, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cryptograph

crypto- + -graph, after cryptography

Note: Popularized in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Gold Bug" (1843), though use of the word preceded Poe's story.

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