Mycenaean
[ mahy-si-nee-uhn ]
/ ˌmaɪ sɪˈni ən /
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Definition of Mycenaean
adjective
noun
Also called Mycenaean Greek . the earliest recorded Greek dialect, written in the Linear B syllabary and dating from the 15th through the 13th centuries b.c.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mycenaean
Mycenaean
/ (ˌmaɪsɪˈniːən) /
adjective
of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants
of or relating to the Aegean civilization of Mycenae (1400 to 1100 bc)
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