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| crypt [ kript ] (plural crypts) |
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1. underground chamber: an underground room or vault, often below a church, used as a burial chamber or chapel, or for storing religious artifacts
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2. small body cavity: a small recess, tubular gland, or follicle in the body
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| [Late 18th century. Via Latin< Greek kruptē "vault," feminine of kruptos "hidden"] |
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