CYRILLIC


Meaning of CYRILLIC in English

Cy ‧ ril ‧ lic /səˈrɪlɪk, sɪˈrɪlɪk/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Saint Cyril (827-69), Greek missionary who is said to have invented the alphabet ]

the Cyrillic alphabet is the one used for Russian, Bulgarian, and some other Slavonic languages

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