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crypto-

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See also: crypto

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    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, hidden, secret).

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    crypto-

    1. Hidden

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    English

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    Etymology

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      Derived from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós, hidden, secret).

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      crypto-

      1. Hidden, invisible.
        crypto- + ‎crystalline → ‎cryptocrystalline (whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification)
        crypto- + ‎zoology → ‎cryptozoology (the study of animals whose existence has not been proven)
      2. Secret.
        crypto- + ‎fascist → ‎cryptofascist
        crypto- + ‎-lect → ‎cryptolect (a secret language)
      3. Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.
        crypto- + ‎function → ‎cryptofunction
        crypto- + ‎variable → ‎cryptovariable
      4. Cryptocurrency.
        crypto- + ‎asset → ‎cryptoasset
        crypto- + ‎collectible → ‎cryptocollectible

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      Dutch

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      Etymology

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      Internationalism (see English crypto-), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós).

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      crypto-

      1. crypto-

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      Etymology

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      From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, hidden, secret).

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      crypto-

      1. crypto-

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