-crypt

suffix

Cryptography.

“en- + -crypt → encrypt”

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crypto-crypt-
OriginAncient Greek κρυπτός →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Cryptography.

    en- + -crypt → encrypt

    1 more example

    de- + -crypt → decrypt

    Synonyms: crypto-, crypt-

  2. Hidden.

    phallo- + -crypt → phallocrypt

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixCryptography.

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crypto-crypt-

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρυπτός
  2. English-crypt

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

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Cite this entry
APA

-crypt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crypt

MLA

“-crypt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crypt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-crypt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crypt.

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