HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
Question
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Dialect
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Retract
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Decipher
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Compute
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Detailed explanation-1: -to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand): to decipher hieroglyphics. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher: to decipher a secret message.
Detailed explanation-2: -In philology, decipherment is the discovery of the meaning of texts written in ancient or obscure languages or scripts. Decipherment in cryptography refers to decryption.
Detailed explanation-3: -Decipher means translate from code, or more generally, figure out. If you can’t decipher your teacher’s writing, it means you can’t read it. You might feel like you’re being asked to decipher a code. During World War II, the Nazis used a machine called the Enigma to encode secret messages.
Detailed explanation-4: -/dɪˈsɑɪ·fər/ to discover the meaning of something hard to understand or which contains a hidden message: I have a hard time deciphering my phone bill.