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cryptex Tweet Definition of cryptex Like Definition of cryptex on Facebook
noun 
  1. 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.
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

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