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crypt-
combining form or crypto- also krypt- or krypto-
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kryptos
1. : hidden : covered

cryptobranch

cryptoporticus

2. : invisible : latent

cryptocrystalline

cryptomere

3. : occult

cryptesthesia

4. : secret : private

cryptogram

cryptonym

5. : hidden by dissembling : unavowed

cryptofascist

cryptorationalism

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crypt «krihpt», noun.
1. an underground room or vault. The crypt beneath the main floor of a church was formerly often used as a burial place.
2. Anatomy. a small tubular gland, cavity, or follicle.
3. Informal. a cryptogram.
[< Latin crypta < Greek krýptē vault < kryptós hidden. See etym. of doublet grotto. (Cf.grotto)]
crypt-,
combining form. a variant of crypto- (Cf.crypto-) before some vowels, as in cryptanalytic, cryptic.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.