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Definition of Cryptonym
1. n. A secret name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated.
Definition of Cryptonym
1. Noun. A secret name, a code name. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cryptonym
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptonym
Literary usage of Cryptonym
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1904)
"... conjures the mistress of the underworld and compels her to release Istar.
By means of the seal ring with the inscription of the cryptonym of darkness ..."
2. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"«s«k-*. cryptonym*, a private name. crystal., crystallography. crystalliz/e*,
not -ise; -ed*, -ing*. CS, Civil Service, Clerk of Session, ..."
3. Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue by Charles Ammi Cutter (1889)
"... but it is a waste of time for the cataloguer to rack his brains to discover
which of the ingenious names invented by Pierquin de Gembloux (cryptonym, ..."
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