Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptolanguage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryp-tolan-guage
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secret language.

Example Sentences

"The history of cant lexicography has contributed in part to a widely held misconception about slang, namely, that slang is used as a secret language known only to the members of a select group: that slang is a crypto-language."

Etymology

From crypto- + language.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: crypto

Inflected Forms

cryptolanguages (plural)

Questions

What does cryptolanguage mean?: A secret language.
Where does cryptolanguage come from?: From crypto- + language.

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