Cyrillic Definition & Meaning

cyrillic
adjective
  1. relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages; "Cyrillic writing"
noun
  1. an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)

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