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Complete Definition of "cryptex"

English
Etymology
blend|cryptology|codex; coined in 2003 by w:Dan Brown|Dan Brown in his novel w:The Da Vinci Code|The Da Vinci Code

Noun
en-noun|es

#A portable vault used to hide secret messages, consisting of a cylinder divided into rings that must be lined up correctly in order to open the cylinder and reveal the message contained within; supposed to have been designed by w:Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci.

See also
w:cryptex|Wikipedia article on cryptexes

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