Definition of crypt
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
especially
: a vault under the main floor of a church
b
: a chamber in a mausoleum
2a
: an anatomical pit or depression
b
: a simple tubular gland
crypt-
combining form
variants:
or crypto-
Definition of crypt- (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: hidden : covered
cryptogenic
2
: cryptographic
cryptanalysis
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The first known use of crypt was in 1583
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