crypto

See also: crypto-

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪptəʊ

Noun

crypto (countable and uncountable, plural cryptos)

  1. A secret supporter or follower. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (uncountable, informal) Cryptography.
    • 2004, Chey Cobb, Cryptography For Dummies (page 20)
      The CIA is also very into crypto (which makes sense, as they are the home of spy versus spy), […]
  3. (informal) Cryptocurrency. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. (informal, medicine) Cryptococcus.
  5. (informal, medicine) Cryptosporidiosis.

Adjective

crypto (comparative more crypto, superlative most crypto)

  1. secret or covert (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Latin

Noun

cryptō

  1. dative singular of crypton
  2. ablative singular of crypton
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