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cipher in Dutch

cipher in Dutch is cijfer — cipher means a system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.

cipher in Dutch

cijfer
noun
A numeric character.

What does "cipher" mean?

  1. noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
    "The spy sent messages written in a simple cipher."
  2. noun A person or thing regarded as having no real importance or influence.
    "Without real authority, the new manager was just a cipher."
  3. verb To convert a message into a secret code.
    "The clerk ciphered the report before sending it."
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cipher in a sentence

  • The spy sent messages written in a simple cipher.
  • Historians finally cracked the general's wartime cipher.
  • Without real authority, the new manager was just a cipher.
  • The clerk ciphered the report before sending it.

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What is "cipher" in Dutch?

"cipher" in Dutch is cijfer. cipher means: A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.

How do you use "cipher" in a sentence?

Example: "The spy sent messages written in a simple cipher." In Dutch, "cipher" is cijfer.

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