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Mycenaean Greek

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The most ancient attested form of the Greek language, spoken on the Greek mainland and on Crete in the 16th to 11th centuries BC, written in Linear B script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: Mycenaean

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Across languages

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 邁錫尼希臘語 /迈锡尼希腊语 — ancient Greek language
  • Finnish: mykeneläinen kreikka — ancient Greek language
  • French: grec mycénien — ancient Greek language
  • French: mycénien — ancient Greek language
  • Galician: grego micénico — ancient Greek language
  • Greek: μυκηναϊκή διάλεκτος (mykinaïkí diálektos) — ancient Greek language
  • Polish: język mykeński — ancient Greek language
  • Portuguese: grego micênico — ancient Greek language