cryptotype

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noun

A semantic or syntactic feature that has no morphological implementation but is crucial for the construction and understanding of a phrase.

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Meanings

nouncryptotype (plural cryptotypes)

plural cryptotypes

  1. human sciencesA semantic or syntactic feature that has no morphological implementation but is crucial for the construction and understanding of a phrase.

Origin

From crypto- + -type.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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