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decipher

verb

Read with difficulty

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
R
Contains
EC
Scrabble score
16

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. Read with difficulty

    “Can you decipher this letter?”

verb

  1. Convert code into ordinary language

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Example Sentences

Can you decipher this letter?
The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs

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