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ciphering

The correct spelling is ciphering.

How to pronounce ciphering

verb

Say it like: Sif-eri-ng

The correct spelling is ciphering. To calculate. For example: "I never learned much more than how to read and cipher."

Usage Examples

I never learned much more than how to read and cipher.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To calculate.
  2. 2.To write in code or cipher.
  3. 3.Of an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.
  4. 4.To decipher.

noun

  1. 1.A calculation or computation.
  2. 2.A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).

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