Cyrillicadjective, noun [ U ]
uk/sɪˈrɪl.ɪk/us/sɪˈrɪl.ɪk/(written in, or relating to) the alphabet used in some Slavonic languages, such as Russian
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Lettering & alphabets
- ABC
- camel case
- character
- copperplate
- cuneiform
- cursive
- hand-lettered
- hieroglyph
- ideogram
- incapping
- initial
- IPA
- kanji
- letter
- notation
- penmanship
- phonetic
- rune
- script
- stenography
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Examples from literature
- A new alphabet was invented, or rather the Cyrillic letters were altered and transformed in such a way, as to approach in a certain measure to the Coptic characters.
- In Poland too, the Slavic liturgy was only tolerated, although the first books with Cyrillic types were printed there.
- There is however still another Cyrillic printing office attached to an Armenian convent in Vienna.