Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy and physiology, pertaining to or derived from a crypt. See
crypt , 3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to crypts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to
crypts (small pits or cavities in the body).
Etymologies
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crypt + -al
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Examples
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A gloomy-looking cryptal room on the ground floor was probably the one occupied by Joan.
Joan of Arc Gower, Ronald Sutherland, Lord, 1845-1916 1893
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A gloomy-looking cryptal room on the ground floor was probably the one occupied by
Joan of Arc Ronald Sutherland Gower 1880
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