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Cyrillic

cy·ril·lic

UK/sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/ US/sɜrˈɪlɪk/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages

  • “Cyrillic writing”

noun

1.

an alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages

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Origin

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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