cyrillic(n = noun.communication) cyrillic alphabet - an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages);
cyrillic, adj. & n.
--adj. denoting the alphabet used by the Slavonic peoples of the Orthodox Church; now used esp. for Russian and Bulgarian.
--n. this alphabet.
Etymology
St Cyril d. 869, its reputed inventor
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