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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: Cyrillic script
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adjective
relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cyrillic alphabet
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Broader terms: alphabet, bicameral script
History
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.
Across languages
128 source translations are retained for this English entry.
