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Cyrillic

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Cy·ril·lic  (s-rlk)
adj.
Of or being any of the alphabets based on Glagolitic and used for certain Slavic languages, such as Russian.

[Invention incorrectly attributed to Saint Cyril.]

Cyrillic [sɪˈrɪlɪk]
adj
(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) 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 the Serbian dialect of Serbo-Croat
n
(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) this alphabet
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Cyrillic - an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)
alphabet - a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
bicameral script - a script having two distinct cases
Adj.1.Cyrillic - relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages; "Cyrillic writing"
Translations
Cyrillic [sɪˈrɪlɪk]
A. ADJcirílico
B. Ncirílico m
Cyrillic cyrillic [sɪˈrɪlɪk]
adj [script, letter] → cyrillique Cyrillic alphabet
nalphabet m cyrillique
in Cyrillic → en cyrillique
Cyrillic alphabet nalphabet m cyrillique
Cyrillic
adjkyrillisch
cyrillic [sɪˈrɪlɪk]
1. adjcirillico/a

cyrillic [sɪˈrɪlɪk]
1. adjcirillico/a


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So they realize they'll need to have a navigation system that uses Cyrillic characters.
However in 1863, retaliation came with an edict that all Lithuanian writing must be in the Cyrillic alphabet, and Catholic schools were closed, resulting in a mainly-agrarian society, much poorer than neighbouring Latvia and Estonia, but resolutely strong in the Catholic faith.
signs in Cyrillic whenever a Russian freighter calls.
 
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