Vigenère cipher

noun

A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.

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Meanings

nounVigenère cipher (plural Vigenère ciphers)

plural Vigenère ciphers

  1. A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.

Origin

Named after Blaise de Vigenère (who was not, however, the first to invent it).

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Translations

Polish szyfr Vigenère'a
  • szyfr Vigenère'aencryption technique

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Vigenère cipher

cipherdecipherliferfiferBeaufort cipherCaesar cipherknifersubcipheruncipher
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APA

Vigenère cipher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vigen%C3%A8re%20cipher

MLA

“Vigenère cipher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vigen%C3%A8re%20cipher. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vigenère cipher,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vigen%C3%A8re%20cipher.

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