Meaning Of The Word Cyrillic

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Cyrillic
The Cyrillic alphabet is the alphabet that is used to write some Slavonic languages, such as Russian and Bulgarian.
uncountable noun: Cyrillic is the Cyrillic alphabet.

Cyrillic in American English
designating or of the Slavic alphabet traditionally attributed to Saint Cyril, 9th cent. apostle to the Slavs: in modified form, it is still used in Russia, Bulgaria, and other Slavic countries
adjective: noting or pertaining to a script derived from Greek uncials and traditionally supposed to have been invented by St. Cyril, first used for the writing of Old Church Slavonic and adopted with minor modifications for the writing of Russian, Bulgarian, Serbia
noun: Cyrillic script

Cyrillic in British English
adjective: denoting or relating to the alphabet derived from that of the Greeks, supposedly by Saint Cyril, for the writing of Slavonic languages: now used primarily for Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian
noun: this alphabet

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