cryptique

French

Etymology

By surface analysis, crypte +‎ -ique

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁip.tik/

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Adjective

cryptique (plural cryptiques)

1. (dated, relational) crypt (relating to crypts)
2. cryptic; recondite (difficult to understand)

Further reading

• “cryptique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.