decipherment

noun (decipherment — usually uncountable)

«decipherment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Decipherment is working out the meaning of a code, secret message or old writing that is hard to read. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone (by Jean-François Champollion in 1822) and the code-breaking work at Bletchley Park are famous examples. In puzzles and olympiads, decipherment means solving a code or an unknown script step by step.

Examples

The decipherment of hieroglyphs took many years. tree →
The Rosetta Stone helped with the decipherment of Egyptian writing. tree →
The code-breakers worked on the decipherment of secret messages. tree →
Some ancient scripts still wait for decipherment. tree →
Our puzzle club practised decipherment of simple codes. tree →
The decipherment of the old letter revealed a hidden treasure map. tree →

Note

Verb: decipher (to work out). Similar: decoding, deciphering. It applies to codes and hard writing, not to ordinary reading.

On Mova

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