how to pronounce cipher

/ˈsaɪ.fəɹ/

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cipher is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of cipher in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… of its destruction a cipher to many a …”

meaning of cipher

Cipher is a code word for a secret message.

cipher frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cipher occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cipher can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cipher can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;