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cyrillic

/sɚˈɪlɪk/

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What does cyrillic mean?

adjective

  1. Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system.

proper noun

  1. The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.

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IPA pronunciation

/sɚˈɪlɪk/

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