Cyrillic alphabet
WordNet
noun
(1) An alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Cyrillic + alphabet. Named after Saint Cyril , who devised a predecessor to Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet.
Proper noun
- An alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several Slavic and other languages of Eastern Europe and Asia.