Linear B

noun

: a linear form of writing employing syllabic characters and used at Knossos on Crete and on the Greek mainland from the 15th to the 12th centuries b.c. for documents in Mycenaean Greek

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Linear B was in 1950

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“Linear B.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Linear%20B. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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