cypher (B2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪfər/
Definition
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
Examples
The message was written in a complex cypher that took hours to decode.
He claimed to have invented a new cypher that was unbreakable.
She learned to write in a simple cypher as a child to pass notes to her friends.
How to Use cypher
- write in cypher (prepositional phrase)
- To use a secret code for writing. — "He wrote his secret plans in cypher."
- break a cypher (phrasal verb)
- To decode a secret message. — "The intelligence agency was tasked with breaking the cypher."
- cypher text (collocation)
- The encoded message itself. — "The intercepted document was only cypher text."
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