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 century: named after St Cyril (see Cyril, St)
Cyrillic in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of Cyrillic in the US English dictionary
