cyrillic

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

Cy=ril=lic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cyrillic has 1 sense

cyrillic(n = noun.communication) cyrillic alphabet - an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages); Array

is a kind of alphabet, bicameral script

Derived form adjective cyrillic₁

Adjective cyrillic has 1 sense

cyrillic(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages; "Cyrillic writing"

Derived form noun

cyrillic₁

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

cyrillic, adj. & n.
--adj. denoting the alphabet used by the Slavonic peoples of the Orthodox Church; now used esp. for Russian and Bulgarian.
--n. this alphabet.

Etymology

St Cyril d. 869, its reputed inventor

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