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Meaning of "cryptonym" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CRYPTONYM

ˈkrɪptənɪm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRYPTONYM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cryptonym is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRYPTONYM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Code name

A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project or person. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They may also be used in industry to protect secret projects and the like from business rivals, or to give names to projects whose marketing name has not yet been determined.

Definition of cryptonym in the English dictionary

The definition of cryptonym in the dictionary is a code name or secret name.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRYPTONYM

acronym · allonym · anonym · antonym · homonym · metonym · paronym · polyonym · retronym · synonym · tautonym · toponym

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRYPTONYM

cryptography · cryptologic · cryptological · cryptologist · cryptology · cryptomeria · cryptometer · cryptomnesia · cryptomnesic · crypton · cryptonymous · cryptophyte · cryptophytic · cryptorchid · cryptorchidism · cryptorchism · cryptosporidium · cryptozoic · cryptozoite · cryptozoologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRYPTONYM

autonym · caconym · cohyponym · eponym · ethnonym · exonym · heteronym · hyponym · meronym · mononym · pseudonym · textonym

Synonyms and antonyms of cryptonym in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cryptonym» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CRYPTONYM

Find out the translation of cryptonym to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cryptonym from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cryptonym» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

cryptonym
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

criptónimo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cryptonym
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cryptonym
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cryptonym
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

криптонимом
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

codinome
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

cryptonym
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cryptonyme
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cryptonym
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

cryptonym
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

cryptonym
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

cryptonym
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cryptonym
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cryptonym
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இரகசியப் பெயர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गुप्तलेख
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cryptonym
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Cryptonym
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kryptonim
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

криптонімом
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cryptonym
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cryptonym
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cryptonym
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cryptonym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cryptonym
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cryptonym

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRYPTONYM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cryptonym
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cryptonym».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cryptonym

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRYPTONYM»

Discover the use of cryptonym in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cryptonym and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968: Congo, ...
Prior to and after Lovanium [cryptonym not declassified] appeared be only moderate with chance obtain and hold power. This resulted from fact that he consciously sought and obtained middle ground position and thus was in position act as ...
Nina Davis Howland, 2014
2
Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook, Cia ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
3
Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency
cryptonym. A cryptonym is a code name. For example, AJAX was a cryptonym for the CIA's covert operation aimed at restoring the shah of Iran to power in 1953. ZAPATA was a cryptonym for the CIA's invasion of Cuba at the BAY OF PIGS.
W. Thomas Smith, 2003
4
Worlds Within: National Narratives and Global Connections in ...
... unconscious side but passes around the unconscious and “break[s] through the symbol's line of fracture . . . provided it is disguised in the synonym of an alloseme, that is, as a cryptonym. the presence of the cryptonym signals the existence ...
Vilashini Cooppan, 2009
5
Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files
A cryptonym, Agent Dube explained, is a code word "used to conceal the true nature or identity of some intelligence activity." The use of cryptonyms "providefs] an additional measure of security in the event a document comes into the ...
Jon Wiener, 1999
6
The Spectral Body: Aspects of the Cinematic Oeuvre of István ...
“Schneider” is the German for “taylor,” that is, “szabó” in Hungarian. Thus, the name of the author can be heard as an echo in the Hanussen cryptonym. As it is presented in Nicholas T. Rand's cryptonymic analysis of Stendhal's The Red and  ...
Zoltán Dragon, 2006
7
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters
It must have been at least two or three times that I had remembered it, and it did ring a bell.”70 In recognizing the cryptonym, Wilcott had to confront his own complicity in the CIA's Oswald counterintelligence project that was the background to ...
James W. Douglass, 2010
8
Inside the CIA
The first page includes the cryptonym of the source and is for internal CIA use only. Depending on the information it conveys, the rest of the report is sent to such other agencies as State, the FBI, or NSA within the intelligence community.
Ronald Kessler, 2012
9
Firebird Affair: A Thriller
“Your cryptonym was Samson.” He made little whistling sounds between his teeth . I felt flustered. “My cryptonym? I didn't know I had a cryptonym. Samson?” “You had long hair and long sideburns, I guess. Sounds childish now, I know, but it ...
Dusko Doder, 2011
10
American Intelligence in War-time London: The Story of the OSS
Distribution was strictly limited: five to seven copies went to London consumers, including the Ambassador and Embassy Counsellor, both of whom were personally briefed on the meaning of the WARWICK/COVENTRY cryptonym; ten copies ...
Nelson MacPherson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRYPTONYM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cryptonym is used in the context of the following news items.
1
HUFFPOST HILL - Loquacious, Self-Involved White Man Running …
... along with being a lousy sobriquet, would also be history's worst intelligence cryptonym. And Ted Cruz once watched pornography alongside ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
2
Why art and journalism don't mix
If you're working in extreme secrecy, referring to collectors only by cryptonym (Balsillie was “Anka”), and never making anything public, that's a ... «Fusion, Jun 15»
3
Jack Hobbs can run up a winner in York feature race
... in listed company and will be tough to beat although there are a couple of well -bred newcomers in the field including Stoute's Cryptonym. «Banbury Guardian, May 15»
4
The Last Bookaneer
Men like Pen Davenport and his long-time rival, who goes by the cryptonym Belial, steal manuscripts and proof sheets and deliver them into the ... «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, May 15»
5
Russia's Use Of Disinformation In The Ukraine Conflict - Analysis
Using the cryptonym “Department D” and operating under the direct authority of the Communist Party Central Committee, Department D ... «Eurasia Review, Feb 15»
6
How the FBI says it connected North Korea to the Sony hack -- and …
Although CrowdStrike says this group, which goes by the cryptonym Silent Chollima, has launched DDoS attacks against websites in the U.S. ... «Mashable, Dec 14»
7
The JFK assassination, Cuba policy and Operation Mongoose
... confidante put in charge of operations in 1963 – was meeting up with AM/LASH (the cryptonym given by the CIA to the senior Cuban official, ... «New Internationalist, Nov 14»
8
Hackers Reportedly Breached White House Network
The company has seen a lot of activity lately from a variety of groups it tracks, under the cryptonym "Bear," that have ties to the Russian ... «eWeek, Oct 14»
9
CIA Intervention in Ukraine Has Been Taking Place for Decades
In 1956 this group was formally incorporated as the non-profit Prolog Research and Publishing Association [CIA cryptonym: QRPOOL]. «Firedoglake, Aug 14»
10
Counter-Intelligence: Beyond the Deep State
Widely known as KUBARK, the word is actually a cold war cryptonym for the CIA itself. After 9/11, the Bush administration brought torture out ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 14»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cryptonym [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cryptonym>. May 2024 ».
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