Linear B
English
Etymology
Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear A.
Proper noun
Linear B
- (archaeology, linguistics) A syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek in the second millennium BC, before the invention of the Greek alphabet.
Translations
syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek
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See also
- Linear A
- Category:Mycenaean Greek language
Anagrams
- bar line, barline