English Explanatory Dictionary

cryptonym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A secret name, a code name.

Word forms

cryptonym cryptonyms

Etymology

From crypto- (“hidden, secret”) + -onym (“name”).

Derived words

cryptonymic cryptonymous
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