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crypt
1[ kript ]
noun
- a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
- Anatomy. a slender pit or recess; a small glandular cavity.
crypt-
2- variant of crypto- before a vowel.
crypt
/ ɪ /
noun
- a cellar, vault, or underground chamber, esp beneath a church, where it is often used as a chapel, burial place, etc
- anatomy any pitlike recess or depression
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Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- ܲd· noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crypt1
1375–1425 for sense “grotto”; 1555–65 for current senses; late Middle English cripte < Latin crypta < Greek ḗ hidden place, noun use of feminine of ó hidden, verbid of ýٱ to hide; replacing earlier crypta < Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crypt1
C18: from Latin crypta, from Greek ܱŧ vault, secret place, from kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide
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Coffins, a crypt and a creepy statue of a young girl are what greets us.
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An Anglican church in Dublin has been unable to reopen a historic crypt to the public since the remains of mummified bodies were damaged in an arson attack.
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Her protest work has made her a fugitive of the Chinese state, a detail not lost on me as we meet one icy morning in the café in the crypt of Westminster Abbey.
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Additionally, the candelabra will appear a third time, materializing in a cemetery crypt in the ride’s final act.
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On a recent midweek night in September, Crypto.com Arena is truly a crypt.
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