"Linear B" meaning in English

See Linear B in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear A. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Linear B}} Linear B
  1. (archaeology, linguistics) A syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek in the second millennium BC, before the invention of the Greek alphabet. Wikipedia link: Arthur Evans, Linear B Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Archaeology, Linguistics, Writing systems Related terms: Linear A Translations (syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek): 線形文字B /线形文字B (Xiànxíng Wénzì Bì) (Chinese Mandarin), Lineair B [neuter] (Dutch), lineaari-B-kirjoitus (Finnish), linéaire B [masculine] (French), B-ხაზოვანი (B-xazovani) (Georgian), Linearschrift B (German), Γραμμική Βʹ (Grammikí Vʹ) [feminine] (Greek), linearne B [neuter] (Polish), Lineal B [masculine] (Spanish), llinysgrif B [feminine] (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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