biliteral

adjective

bi·​literal

(ˈ)bī +

1

: consisting of or employing two letters or types of letters: such as

a

: having two root consonants

Semitic biliteral nouns

b

: written in two different alphabets

2

cryptography

a

: composed of or employing a cover text in which two letter forms or typefaces are used in significant combinations see bacon biliteral cipher

b

: representing one letter by two

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 1 + literal

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