CRYPT


Meaning of CRYPT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkript ]

noun

Etymology: Latin crypta, from Greek kryptē, from feminine of kryptos hidden, from kryptein to hide; perhaps akin to Lithuanian krauti to pile up

Date: 1789

1.

a. : a chamber (as a vault) wholly or partly underground ; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church

b. : a chamber in a mausoleum

2.

a. : an anatomical pit or depression

b. : a simple tubular gland

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