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crypt

Syllabification: (crypt)
Pronunciation: /kript/

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Definition of crypt

noun

  • 1an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
  • 2 Anatomy a small tubular gland, pit, or recess.

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'cavern'): from Latin crypta, from Greek kruptē 'a vault', from kruptos 'hidden'

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