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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A pre-Greek language attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions of ancient Crete.

Synonyms

All synonyms

minoan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐτεόκρητες (Eteókrētes). By surface analysis, eteo- + Cretan.

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