Added 10 October 2026
cryptology
/kɹɪpˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/ noun
Latin root: cryptologia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cryptology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms.
Origin
From crypto- + -logy, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”); originally after Latin cryptologia, which is apparently first recorded in an English context.
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