1. noun /ˈsaɪfə/
a) A numeric character.
The message was written in a simple cipher. Anyone could figure it out.
b) A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning. <! Taken from Do we have permission?
The message is clearly a cipher, but I cant figure it out.
2. verb /ˈsaɪfə/
(regional and/or dated) To calculate.
I never learned much more than how to read and cipher.
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