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Definition of crypto- combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crypto-

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/krɪptəʊ/,

/krɪptə/,

/krɪpˈtɒ/

/krɪptəʊ/,

/krɪptə/,

/krɪpˈtɑː/

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(in nouns) secret
- a crypto-communist
Word Originfrom Greek kruptos ‘hidden’.

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