First Known Use: 1789
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crypt
noun \ˈkript\
: a room under a church in which people are buried after they have died
Full Definition of CRYPT
1
a : a chamber (as a vault) wholly or partly underground; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church b : a chamber in a mausoleum
2
a : an anatomical pit or depression b : a simple tubular gland
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Origin of CRYPT
Latin crypta, from Greek kryptē, from feminine of kryptos hidden, from kryptein to hide; perhaps akin to Lithuanian krauti to pile up
Related to CRYPT
- Synonyms
- catacomb(s), vault
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Medical Dictionary
crypt
noun \ˈkript\
Medical Definition of CRYPT
1
: an anatomical pit, depression, or invagination <a developing tooth in its bony crypt>—see tonsillar crypt
2
: a simple tubular gland (as a crypt of Lieberkühn)
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