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Word: Crypt
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘cavern’): from Latin crypta, from Greek kruptē ‘a vault’, from kruptos ‘hidden’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
krɪpt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
Short Definition:underground room or vault beneath church
Definition:
a small tubular gland, pit, or recess.
Short Definition:small tubular gland or recess
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