Scytale Definition

noun

A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used for cryptography in ancient times.

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Other Word Forms of Scytale

Noun

Singular:
scytale
Plural:
scytales

Origin of Scytale

  • Ancient Greek σκυτάλη (skutalē, “baton”).

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