DECIPHER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
read with difficulty
Example: Can you decipher this letter?; The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
Categories: Read
Synonyms
Decrypt, Decipher, Trace, Decode
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "decipher" Many other languages have similar words:
- French: déchiffrer
- Italian: decifrare
- Medieval Latin: cifra
🔗 Related Words
decypher – A related word in the same word family.
cipher – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Latin became the scholarly language of Europe for over 1,500 years, standardizing technical vocabulary.