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ciphered

Main Entry:: ²cipher
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ci·phered; ci·pher·ing \-f(ə-)riŋ\
Date:: circa 1530

intransitive verb : to use figures in a mathematical process transitive verb 1 : encipher 2 : to compute arithmetically

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