cryptogram
Example Sentences
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It appears to be a cryptogram, some wheat deposit intelligence that demanded secrecy.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2021
The parchment contained a 17-line cryptogram which apparently revealed where his treasure was buried.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2020
Two men with conflicting agendas each seek a prophetic cryptogram written on a page from a murdered rabbi’s notebook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
The temptation was too great and I twitched aside my cloak to reveal my cryptogram of office.
From Nature ● Dec. 15, 2015
For example, a cryptogram that looked like a random string of letters might turn out to have more “V”s in it than anything else.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
