Crypto Definition

krĭptō
cryptos
noun
One who covertly supports a certain doctrine, group, or party.
American Heritage
Cryptography.
American Heritage
Wiktionary

(uncountable, informal) Cryptography.

Wiktionary
prefix
Hidden; secret.
Cryptoclastic.
American Heritage
affix
Secret or hidden.
Cryptogram.
Webster's New World
Being such secretly and not by public avowal.
A crypto-Fascist.
Webster's New World
adjective
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Crypto

Noun

Singular:
crypto
Plural:
cryptos

Origin of Crypto

  • From Greek kruptos hidden from kruptein to hide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From crypto–

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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