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Meaning of cypher in English

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  1. Verb

    cypher

    Definitions

    1. convert ordinary language into code

    Examples

    • « We should encode the message for security reasons »

    Antonyms

    • decode
    • decrypt
    • decipher
  2. 2. make a mathematical calculation or computation
  3. Noun

    cypher

    Definitions

    1. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
  4. 2. a quantity of no importance

    Examples

    • « it looked like nothing I had ever seen before »
    • « reduced to nil all the work we had done »
    • « we racked up a pathetic goose egg »
    • « it was all for naught »
    • « I didn't hear zilch about it »
  5. 3. a person of no influence
  6. 4. a secret method of writing
  7. 5. a message written in a secret code

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