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Definition of: decipher
(di·sī′fər) v.t.
1. To determine the meaning of, as hieroglyphics or illegible writing.
2. To translate from cipher into ordinary characters.
3. To determine the meaning of (anything obscure). See synonyms under INTERPRET.
—de·ci′pher·a·ble adjective
—de·ci′pher·er noun
—de·ci′pher·ment noun
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