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Cyrillic   /sərˈɪlɪk/   Listen
Cyrillic

noun
1.
An alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages).  Synonym: Cyrillic alphabet.
adjective
1.
Relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages.



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"Cyrillic" Quotes from Famous Books



... language, so each man carried a chop to imprint his name. Officially, China used the alphabet, spelling out the Chinese words phonetically—and, significantly, they had chosen the Latin alphabet of the Western nations rather than the Cyrillic of the Soviets. But ...
— What The Left Hand Was Doing • Gordon Randall Garrett
... suggests itself. A wealthy noble from the north might express his admiration for the luxuries of Paris by the Russian word [Cyrillic: roskosha], or Polish roskosz. A Frenchman, catching the sound, might apply it to anything extravagant enough to astonish ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 48, Saturday, September 28, 1850 • Various


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