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Definition of Ciphering
1. cipher [v] - See also: cipher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ciphering
Literary usage of Ciphering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution: And Laws of the United States by John Bouvier (1874)
"... in taking care of the archives of the mission; in ciphering and deciphering
despatches ; in sometimes making rough draughts of the notes or letters ..."
2. School Economy: A Practical Book on the Best Modes of Establishing and by Jelinger Cookson Symons (1852)
"How to Teach Reading, Writing, and ciphering. GOOD reading is as much neglected
as any branch of elementary instruction. It is deemed quite enough, ..."
3. A Topographical History of Surrey by Edward Wedlake Brayley (1850)
"... ciphering, and music; and on Sunday evenings, a class (which is well attended
by young and old) is kept up, for examination on the truths of Scripture. ..."
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