Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linear a

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: lin-ear a
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language, and an apparent predecessor to other scripts, such as Linear B.

Etymology

Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear B.

Questions

What does linear a mean?: A syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language, and an apparent predecessor to other scripts, such as Linear B.
Where does linear a come from?: Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear B.

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