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語源

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”).

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɹɪptoʊ-/

接頭辞

crypto-

1. Hidden, invisible.

   ‎crypto- + ‎crystalline → ‎cryptocrystalline (“whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification”)

   ‎crypto- + ‎zoology → ‎cryptozoology (“the study of animals whose existence has not been proven”)

2. Secret.

   ‎crypto- + ‎fascist → ‎cryptofascist

   ‎crypto- + ‎-lect → ‎cryptolect (“a secret language”)

3. Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.

   ‎crypto- + ‎function → ‎cryptofunction

   ‎crypto- + ‎variable → ‎cryptovariable

5. Cryptocurrency.

   ‎crypto- + ‎asset → ‎cryptoasset

   ‎crypto- + ‎collectible → ‎cryptocollectible

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