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ciphering

noun as in computation

noun as in figuring

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Example Sentences

He told me of reading, of writing, and of ciphering, and taught me many facts of our world which are known to the learned.

His acquirements were already far beyond the simple elements of reading, writing, and ciphering.

I had the Unabridged, and I was ciphering around in the back end, hoping I might tree her among the pictures.

He could read and write, it is true, but it was the ciphering under which he broke down, as a surveyor.

I had the Unabridged; and I was ciphering around in the back end, hoping I might tree her among the pictures.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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