CYRILLIC


Meaning of CYRILLIC in English

/ səˈrɪlɪk; NAmE / adjective

the Cyrillic alphabet is used to write Russian, Bulgarian and some other Central European languages

►  Cy·ril·lic noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: named after St Cyril (829-69) a Greek missionary.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.