Cyrillic

Cy ril lic |səˈrilik səˈrɪlɪk | ▶adjective denoting the alphabet used by many Slavic peoples, chiefly those with a historical allegiance to the Orthodox Church. Ultimately derived from Greek uncials, it is now used for Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages. ▶noun the Cyrillic alphabet. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: named after St. Cyril (see Cyril, St. ).

Cyrillic

Cyrillic |sɪˈrɪlɪk | ▶adjective denoting the alphabet used by many Slavic peoples, chiefly those with a historical allegiance to the Orthodox Church. Ultimately derived from Greek uncials, it is now used for Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the Cyrillic alphabet. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: named after St Cyril (see Cyril, St ).