Definitions
make a mathematical calculation or computation
Word origin
14th century. From Middle English cifre, from Old French cyfre, cyffre (French chiffre), ultimately from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty”), from صَفَرَ (ṣafara, “to be empty”). Doublet of chiffre and zero. Sense 8 (a fault in an organ valve) may be a different word.
Used in a sentence
“In ſucceeding times this vnderſtanding wiſedome began to be written in Ciphers, and Characters, and letters bearing the forme of beaſtes, birds, and other creatures; […]”
“a painter's cipher”
“an engraver's cipher”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Secret code”6 letters
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