cryptic
/kˈɹɪptɪk/KRIP-tik
/kˈɹɪptɪk/KRIP-tik
Meaninghidden
Common meaning: mysterious, obscure
- cryptto hide, concealLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 850 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek κρύπτω ‘to hide, conceal’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry κρύπτω, p. 850 · dictionary scan
Roots
- κρύπτω Greek “to hide, conceal”
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