crypto-revisionism

/kɹɪptoʊɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/

noun

The political use of historical revisionism.

OriginEnglish revisionism ← Middle English visioun ← Anglo-Norman visioun →
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Meanings

nouncrypto-revisionism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe political use of historical revisionism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
  2. Ancient Greekκρῠπτός (krŭptós)
  3. Englishcrypto-
  4. Proto-Italic*wre-
  5. Latinre-
  6. Old Frenchre-
  7. Middle Englishre-
  8. Englishre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
  11. Proto-Italic*wissos
  12. Latinvīsus
  13. Latinvīsiō
  14. Anglo-Normanvisioun
  15. Middle Englishvisioun
  16. Englishvision
  17. Englishrevision
  18. Englishrevisionism
  19. Englishcrypto-revisionism

From crypto- + revisionism.

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APA

crypto-revisionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crypto-revisionism

MLA

“crypto-revisionism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crypto-revisionism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crypto-revisionism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crypto-revisionism.

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