Word: cryptography
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cryp
tog
ra
phy
Definition: The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.
Morphemes:
Affix: crypto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Cryptographic; of or relating to cryptanalysis
Affix: -graphy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -graphia
Language: la
Decoded: -graphia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -graphy