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Cyrillic
//sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk// adj, name
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.
"Russian is typically written in Cyrillic."
Noun
- 1 an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages) wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rĭllos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.
Etymology 2
From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rĭllos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.
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