decipherment

/dɪˈsaɪfərmənt/
noun
  1. The act or process of converting coded or difficult writing into understandable language.
    • The team celebrated the decipherment of the enemy's secret code.
    • Modern technology has sped up the decipherment of ancient scripts.
    • The decipherment of the Rosetta Stone was a major breakthrough in Egyptology.
  2. The act of figuring out something that is confusing or mysterious.
    • The decipherment of the patient's symptoms led to a correct diagnosis.
    • His decipherment of the old diary revealed a family secret.
    • Her decipherment of the complex instructions saved the project.
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