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PRONUNCIATION OF DECIPHERMENT

decipherment  [dɪˈsaɪfəmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECIPHERMENT

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decipherment 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 DECIPHERMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Decipherment

Decipherment is the analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost. It is closely related to cryptanalysis — the difference being that the original document was deliberately written to be difficult to interpret. The term has also been used to describe the analysis of the genetic code information encoded in DNA - see the Human Genome Project article for more on this. Some people have also used the word metaphorically to mean something like 'understanding'. Examples of successful script decipherment: ▪ Cuneiform script ▪ Egyptian hieroglyphs ▪ Kharoshthi script ▪ Linear B ▪ Maya script ▪ Tangut script Famous documents that have been the subject of decipherments, successful or failed: ▪ the Behistun Inscription ▪ the Dresden Codex ▪ the Cippi of Melqart ▪ the Edicts of Ashoka ▪ the Phaistos Disc ▪ the Rohonc Codex ▪ the Rosetta Stone ▪ the Voynich Manuscript ▪ the...

Definition of decipherment in the English dictionary

The definition of decipherment in the dictionary is an act of the process of deciphering sth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECIPHERMENT


adamant
ˈædəmənt
disarmament
dɪsˈɑːməmənt
empowerment
ɪmˈpaʊəmənt
encipherment
ɪnˈsaɪfəmənt
filament
ˈfɪləmənt
impairment
ɪmˈpɛəmənt
instrument
ˈɪnstrəmənt
ligament
ˈlɪɡəmənt
measurement
ˈmɛʒəmənt
measurements
ˈmɛʒəmənt
ornament
ˈɔːnəmənt
parlement
ˈpɑːləmənt
parliament
ˈpɑːləmənt
procurement
prəˈkjʊəmənt
requirement
rɪˈkwaɪəmənt
retirement
rɪˈtaɪəmənt
temperament
ˈtɛmpərəmənt
testament
ˈtɛstəmənt
tournament
ˈtʊənəmənt
virement
ˈvaɪəmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECIPHERMENT

decimator
decime
decimeter
decimetre
decimetric
decinormal
decipher
decipherability
decipherable
decipherer
decision
decision support system
decision table
decision theory
decision time
decision tree
decision-maker
decision-making
decisional
decisive

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECIPHERMENT

a visual impairment
accouterment
advertisement
betterment
bewilderment
conferment
debarment
devourment
disempowerment
disinterment
dismemberment
endangerment
endearment
ferment
garment
interment
reckless endangerment
torment
undergarment
visual impairment
wonderment

Synonyms and antonyms of decipherment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decipherment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECIPHERMENT

Find out the translation of decipherment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decipherment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decipherment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

解密
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desciframiento
570 millions of speakers

English

decipherment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पष्टीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فك الرموز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дешифровка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decifração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঠোদ্ধারতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déchiffrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyahkodan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entzifferung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

解読
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decipherment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đọc được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

decipherment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्बोधन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şifre çözümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decifrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deszyfrowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дешифровка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

descifrare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκρυπτογράφηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontsyfering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dechiffrering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decipherment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decipherment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECIPHERMENT»

The term «decipherment» is regularly used and occupies the 97.326 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECIPHERMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decipherment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decipherment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECIPHERMENT»

Discover the use of decipherment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decipherment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Decipherment of Linear B
This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery.
John Chadwick, 2014
2
The Decipherment of Ancient Maya Writing
This book provides a history of the interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs.
Stephen D. Houston, Oswaldo Fernando Chinchilla Mazariegos, David Stuart, 2001
3
Cracking Codes: The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment
Deciphering the Rosetta Stone -- Reading a text: the Egyptian scripts of the Rosetta Stone -- Towards reading a cultural code: the uses of writing in ancient Egypt -- The future: futher codes to crack.
R. B. Parkinson, 1999
4
Stars, Stones and Scholars: The Decipherment of the ...
This survey will surpass its namesake, Gods, Graves and Scholars by Ceram, just as the Stars preceded the Gods and the Stones preceded the Graves.
Andis Kaulins, 2003
5
The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphics to ...
Details the contributions to the science of decipherment made by theorists and practioners, exploring the intellectual developments that led to their extraordinary achievements, and presents the analysis of such scripts as the Palmyra ...
Maurice Pope, 1999
6
The Life of J. D. Åkerblad: Egyptian Decipherment and ...
This intellectual biography of Johan David Åkerblad (1763–1819) presents a new account of the decipherment of ancient Egyptian.
Fredrik Thomasson, 2013
7
The Linear B Decipherment Controversy Re-Examined
Examines the evidence for the phonetic value of individual Linear B characters.
Saul Levin, 1964
8
The Harappan Civilization and Its Writing: A Model for the ...
The Book Demonstrates That The Harappan Script Is Well On Its Way To Decipherment.
Walter Ashlin Fairservis, 1992
9
Indus Script: On Its Way to Decipherment
Author Concluded Harappan Script Was Proto Brahmi And Their Languages Were Proto Dravidian Brahui And Laukik Sanskrit. The More Positive Chapter Is On Catalogue Of Indus Seals And Identification Of Harappan Script Sign.
Deo Prakash Sharma, 2000
10
Decipherment of Indus Script: New Light
Presentation of the thesis, based on a study of the seals found in Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, that the language of the Indus Valley civilization is a dialect of the Indo-European group.
Bankabehari Chakravorti, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECIPHERMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decipherment is used in the context of the following news items.
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June 26, 2000: The 'book of life' falls open as scientists crack the …
The successful decipherment of this vast genetic archive was nothing less than a milestone in the history of human endeavour. It was as if man ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
2
Colm Toibin finds shared losses with poet Elizabeth Bishop
Each poem is a startling adventure that resists any cinched decipherment, many beginning as conversational, cautious with qualifications, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
3
Were the Mayas the ultimate ancient civilisation?
Were lost and belatedly rediscovered, had all-powerful leaders, produced art work to marvel at, wrote in a script needing decipherment, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Book review: Protocols of Justice: The Pinkas of the Metz Rabbinic …
But his contribution is not simply as a transcriber; rather his decipherment of the cases significantly changes our understanding of how the Metz ... «The Times of Israel, Jun 15»
5
To see or not to see: New claim made for an authentic portrait of …
The face may never quite come into focus. The plays, however, require no decipherment, and contain no secret code beyond the perennial ... «The Independent, May 15»
6
The Children Know (I bambini sanno) Movie Review
You might learn from their earnest – and at times ironic – decipherment of what occurs around us. This is the premise of the documentary 'The ... «Shockya.com, Apr 15»
7
Pope opens Armenian genocide controversy with comment
One catholic priest destroyed the entire mayan written languagethe new york times described the decipherment of the maya hieroglyphs as ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
8
Book designer talks presentation of 'A Roll of the Dice'
... from his review of French philosopher Quentin Meillassoux's 2012 “The Number and the Siren: a Decipherment of Mallarmé's Coup de Des. «The Michigan Daily, Apr 15»
9
Ancient tablets reveal whole family underwent Sallekhana, ritual …
The relationship between the family members was established through the decipherment of the inscriptions. The Doddahundi memorial stone ... «Ancient Origins, Apr 15»
10
ISIS video shows militants smashing ancient Iraq artifacts
The New York Times described the decipherment of the Maya hieroglyphs as ... Tragically, this decipherment was only necessary because of a ... «CBS News, Feb 15»

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