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Definition of Cryptonyms
1. cryptonym [n] - See also: cryptonym
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptonyms
Literary usage of Cryptonyms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mosca: A Factual Fiction by Richard Miller (1997)
"He talks about the MK digraph, which leads the cryptonyms of several programs,
as an acronym for Mind Kontrol, ..."
2. The Secret War: The Office of Strategic Services in World War II edited by George C. Chalou (1995)
"Angleton assigned the prefix JK1 to all cryptonyms for contacts in the SIS.
See Entry 108A, RG 226, NA, for reports from JK1/1, JK1/2, JK1/3. ..."
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