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cryptonym
[ krip-tuh-nim ]
noun
- a secret name or word; a code name or code word.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠谤测辫路迟辞苍路测路尘辞耻蝉 [krip-, ton, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cryptonym1
First recorded in 1860鈥65; crypt- ( def ) + -onym ( def ); probably modeled on French cryptonyme
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A 1967 Inspector General鈥檚 report on plots to assassinate Castro, released to the public in 1998, sketched out Mr. Cubela鈥檚 overtures to the CIA and then his deepening involvement in covert planning, given the cryptonym 鈥淎mlash.鈥
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The foundation鈥檚 cryptonym database compiles the true identities of code-named CIA assets.
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鈥淲USALINE could refer to Zapata,鈥 Simpich, the cryptonym expert, commented.
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In a 1964 report, Devine is identified by the cryptonym WUBRINY/1.
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It seemed like a dumb cryptonym to me, but Ishmael was somehow amused.
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