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Definition of
crypt noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
crypt
noun
noun
NAmE
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krɪpt
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a room under the floor of a church, used especially in the past as a place for burying people
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crypt
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cry out
phrasal verb
cry out for
phrasal verb
crypt
noun
cryptic
adjective
crypto-
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