/et'ee oh kreet"n, ee'tee-/ , adj.
noting or pertaining to certain inscriptions found on Crete, written in an early form of the Greek alphabet.
[ 1890-95; Eteókret ( es ) true Cretans ( ete ( ós ) true, genuine + -o- -O- + Kret-, s. of Kres Cretan + -es, pl. of -es adj. suffix) + -AN, after CRETAN ]