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cryptic
 
SYLLABICATION:cryp·tic
PRONUNCIATION:  krptk
VARIANT FORMS: also cryp·ti·cal (-t-kl)
ADJECTIVE:1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See synonyms at ambiguous. 2. Secret or occult. 3. Using code or cipher. 4. Biology Tending to conceal or camouflage: cryptic coloring.
ETYMOLOGY:Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.
OTHER FORMS:crypti·cal·ly —ADVERB
cryptic·ness —NOUN
 
 
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