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cipher

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cipher noun
also chiefly British cypher /ˈsaɪfɚ/
plural ciphers
cipher
noun
also chiefly British cypher /ˈsaɪfɚ/
plural ciphers
Britannica Dictionary definition of CIPHER
technical : a way of changing a message to keep it secret : code
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[count] formal + disapproving : a person who has no power or is not important