Crypt
71crypt- — crypto combining form denoting concealed. cryptogenic of unknown origin …
72crypt — Крипта …
73crypt — [krɪpt] noun [C] a room where dead people are buried, usually under a church …
74crypt — [[t]krɪpt[/t]] n. 1) archit. a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc 2) anat. a) any recess or depression b) a small glandular cavity • Etymology:… …
75crypt — /krɪpt / (say kript) noun 1. a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, etc. 2. Anatomy a slender pit or recess; a small glandular cavity. {Latin crypta, from Greek kryptē, properly …
76crypt — A vault or chamber which is either wholly or partly beneath the surface of the earth and set apart for the interment of a dead body. 14 Am J2d Cem § 1 …
77crypt — [18] The Greek adjective kruptós meant ‘hidden’. From it was derived kruptikós, which passed into English via late Latin crypticus as cryptic [17]. The feminine form of the original Greek adjective, krúptē, was used as a noun meaning literally… …
78crypt — n. an underground room or vault, esp. one beneath a church, used usu. as a burial place. Etymology: ME f. L crypta f. Gk krupte f. kruptos hidden …
79crypt of lieberkühn — Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: translation of German Lieberkühnsche krypte, after Johann N. Lieberkühn died 1756 German anatomist : lieberkühn s gland …
80crypt of morgagni — mȯrˈgänyē Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: translation of Italian critta di Morgagni, after Giovanni B. Morgagni died 1771 Italian physician : any of the pouched cavities of the rectal mucosa immediately above the anorectal junction,… …
