cipher
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/ˈsaɪfər/
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/ˈsaɪfə(r)/
A code used to hide the real meaning of a message by replacing letters or words with other symbols or words.
The spy used a cipher to send secret messages without anyone knowing the true content.
A person who is considered to have no importance or value.
In the eyes of her boss, she was just a cipher, easily replaceable.
A monogram or emblem made by combining the initials of a person's name, used as a personal or official mark.
The royal cipher was embossed on the official documents to signify the monarch's authority.