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- noun Plural form of
cryptogram .
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Examples
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Ciphertext messages may also be called cryptograms, or may just be called messages when it is clear that the encrypted form is meant.
Modern Mechanix 2008
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This isn't easy: the tax codes are less straightforward explanations of your status than "cryptograms", says David
MoneyWeek RSS - All 2010
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In some countries, puzzles of this type are called "cryptograms," a name we shall use from here on.
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As Deadmau5 that's "deadmouse" for those not into cryptograms, Canadian Joel Zimmerman has become a major star in a global dance-music network that finds itself intrigued, increasingly, by what is going on in the wilds of North America.
The Pop Scene: Running Down a Dubstep Dream Andy Battaglia 2011
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While initially jarring in their vibrant pandemonium, Pittman's paintings unearth a system of carefully meditated codes -- a series of optical cryptograms that ruminate on the magnificence of hybridity and its modern ubiquity.
Daily Serving » Lari Pittman at Regen Projects dailyserving.com 2010
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I am highly intelligent and fantastic at a whole lot of things, but alas, I am HORRIBLE at cryptograms and the like!
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Mr. Bernanke sees, too, how frustrating it must have been to labor in confusion over his intimations and cryptograms.
How Bernanke Will Communicate From Now On Peter Jeffrey 2011
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While initially jarring in their vibrant pandemonium, Pittman's paintings unearth a system of carefully meditated codes -- a series of optical cryptograms that ruminate on the magnificence of hybridity and its modern ubiquity.
Daily Serving » Lari Pittman at Regen Projects The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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And, in fact, the plays contain several hidden messages in cryptograms.
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Many serial killers (including Jack The Ripper and The Red Spider) have sent letters to the police and the Zodiac killer sent cryptograms (which where in essence a type of riddle).
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