I. ˈkript noun
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Etymology: Latin crypta vault, cavern, from Greek kryptē, from feminine of kryptos hidden, from kryptein to hide; akin to Old Norse hreysar heap of stones, Old Irish crāu stable, hut, Lithuanian krauti to pile up
1. : a vault or other chamber wholly or partly underground ; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church
2.
[New Latin crypta, from Latin]
anatomy : pit , depression : a simple gland, glandular cavity, or tube : follicle
II. ˈkrip(t) noun
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Etymology: in sense 1, short for cryptogram; in sense 2, short for cryptography & cryptanalysis
1. slang : cryptogram ; especially : one favored by puzzlers
2. slang : cryptography , cryptanalysis