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cypher

cyp·her

US/ˈsaɪfɜr/ rare uk
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

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2.

a quantity of no importance

  • “it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”
  • “reduced to nil all the work we had done”
  • “we racked up a pathetic goose egg”
  • “it was all for naught”
  • “I didn”
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3.
4.
5.

a message written in a secret code

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verb

1.

convert ordinary language into code

  • “We should encode the message for security reasons”
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2.

Origin

Americanized spelling of German Seifer.

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