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Cyrillic, a.|sɪˈrɪlɪk|
[f. the proper name Cyril (Cyrill-us) + -ic. In mod.F. cyrillique.]
Applied to the alphabet employed by the Slavonic peoples of the Eastern Church, the invention of which is attributed to St. Cyril in the 9th century. The Cyrillic is distinguished from another ancient Slavonic alphabet, the Glagolitic (q.v.).
1842Penny Cycl. XXII. 104/2 The use of the Cyrillic letters..remained in full vigour among those [Slavonians] who belonged to the Eastern Church. Ibid. 127/1 The Servians..make use of the Cyrillic alphabet. 1856[see Rouman n. 2]. 1881Academy 26 Mar. 226 The Slaves, when they became converts to Christianity, framed two alphabets, the Cyrillic and the Glagolitic. 1884Sat. Rev. 7 June 761/1 The Russian Government..had already forbidden the printing of Lithuanian texts in any but the Cyrillic character. |