Cyrillic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Cyrillic in British English:
UK [səˈrɪlɪk]
How to pronounce Cyrillic in American English:
US [sə'rɪlɪk]
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- Noun:
- an alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages
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- Adjective:
- relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages
Word Origin
- Cyrillic
- 1842, in reference to the Slavic alphabet, from St. Cyril, 9c. apostle of the Slavs, who supposedly invented it. The alphabet replaced earlier Glagolitic. The name Cyril is Late Latin Cyrillus, from Greek Kyrillos, literally "lordly, masterful," related to kyrios "lord, master" (see church).
Example
- 1. Russian and bulgarian are written in the cyrillic alphabet .
- 2. This may also include asian or cyrillic fonts .
- 3. What does the cyrillic say ?
- 4. Rodchenko cyrillic complete family pack fonts .
- 5. Minion cyrillic complete family pack fonts .