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Cypro-Minoan

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English

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Etymology

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From Cypro- +‎ Minoan. Coined by Arthur Evans in 1909 based on the visual similarity to Linear A on Minoan Crete, from which the syllabary is thought to be derived.

Adjective

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Cypro-Minoan (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to an undeciphered syllabary used on the island of Cyprus during the late Bronze Age.